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From "Let's Wrestle! Daddy "arrives" to hang up! India": a India general's "China anxiety"
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Remember the India movie "Wrestling!" that swept the country a few years ago. Daddy? In the movie, the daughters finally stood on top of the world, won honor for India, and ignited the desire of countless India people for the rise of the country, can India in reality really "open" to glory like in the movie?
A retired India lieutenant general Panagher published an article that sparked widespread attention and discussion in India, and the "veteran" who once served as the commander of the Northern Command and the Central Command did not shy away from talking about India's "henchmen" - China
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What exactly did the India "hawks" lieutenant general say?
In the article, Panagher pointed out that although India has set ambitious development goals and dreams of becoming a superpower with an economic volume of up to 21 trillion US dollars by 2047, on an equal footing with China and United States, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny, at least in the military field, the gap between India and China is not half a star
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The "hawkish" lieutenant general mercilessly pointed out that China's current economy is more than 5 times the size of India, and it is also far ahead in military modernization, according to the Stockholm Peace Research Institute in Sweden, China's military spending in 2023 will be as high as 296 billion US dollars, 35 times that of India! And what about India? The pitiful $83.6 billion in military spending has to be set aside to guard against Pakistan, an "old adversary."
In Panagher's view, India is now like a "sandwich biscuit", facing a powerful China on the one hand, and beware of a "restless" Pakistan on the other, which is like a person fighting with two strong men at the same time, and his own strength is much smaller than the other party.
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"Slap a swollen face and become fat"? India military accused of "good face"
What worries Panagher even more is that instead of recognizing the reality, India's military top brass is "slapping the swollen face and becoming fat", constantly claiming that India is capable of dealing with the challenges of China and Pakistan at the same time
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"This is simply self-defeating!" In the article, Panagher unceremoniously criticized the India military top brass for "good face" and only boasted of its own strength but neglected real military construction, pointing out that there is a "pompous style" within the India military, which always likes to exaggerate its own achievements but turns a blind eye to its own shortcomings
In recent years, India has been "generous" in arms procurement, purchasing "Rafale" fighters from France, S-400 air defense missile systems from Russia, and spending huge sums of money to purchase all kinds of advanced weapons and equipment from United States. Can these expensive "foreign guns and foreign artillery" really enhance the combat effectiveness of the India army?
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Modi's government is questioned: "lying flat" while "anti-China"?
Although Panagher's article does not directly criticize India by name, it reveals dissatisfaction with the Modi government, in his view, the India government only cares about using "anti-China" sentiment to divert domestic contradictions and gain political capital, but ignores the key to truly enhancing India's strength
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"The India government is like a player addicted to the 'anti-China game, but forgetting that development is the last word,'" Panagher wrote in the article, noting that the India government should devote more energy and resources to economic development, scientific and technological innovation, education and health care, and other fields, rather than wasting precious funds on the endless arms race
In fact, India's domestic economic and social problems have always been very prominent, poverty, unemployment, infrastructure and other problems have long plagued India's development, in Panag's view, if the India government can not face these problems squarely, just blindly indulge in the "anti-China" illusory bubble, then India's future will be full
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Where is China-India relations heading?
Panagher's article has sparked widespread discussion in India and has once again focused the international community's attention on Sino-Indian relations
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It is undeniable that there are some problems left over from history and practical contradictions between China and India, both of which are ancient civilizations with a long history and splendid culture, and share extensive common interests in safeguarding world peace and promoting common development
As the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry has stressed on many occasions, China and India are not competitors, but partners, and the two sides should adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, properly handle differences, jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas, and promote the healthy and stable development of China-India relations along the right track
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For India, if it wants to achieve the goal of "catching up with and surpassing China", relying on "anti-China" will not work, and only by adhering to peaceful development and strengthening cooperation with neighboring countries, including China, is the best choice for India
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