China to attack India be cautious
by piyushmody on Mar 07, 2008 06:11 PM
CCCS, C3S Paper No.112 dated March 2, 2008 Initiating the discussions, Mr.G.V.Ramakrishna IAS (Retd) and former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), stated that China%u2019s strategy is to cut India to size and that the border issue reflects a minor dimension of the same. Observing that encirclement of India is China%u2019s goal, he said that such attitude has roots in the principle of encirclement governing the Chinese chess game of Weiji. He expressed apprehension that China may launch military intrusion (one or two companies) into the contentious Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh during October-November 2008, in an effort to show its flag. The Beijing Olympics will be over by that time and China%u2019s intentions would be to exploit the then prevailing national and international atmosphere to put pressure on India - the impending General elections in India, the US Presidential elections and the Indo-US relations which have become lukewarm in the light of the controversy over civil nuclear cooperation agreement. China may also weigh the following other factors influencing the atmosphere China%u2019s superiority over India in terms of border military strength and infrastructures. Gaining of strength by forces in India like the Maoists, who are sympathetic to China. Emerging close China-Burma relations, directed at diverting the attention of India%u2019s military. Further strengthening of China-Pakistan nexus with the new government in Islamabad c
