Border Trouble

The report stating that Pakistan is engaged in the construction of bunkers posts extremely close to the zero line in J & K enabling them to monitor every Indian move is an extremely worrying development. But what is more worrying and shocking is the public response of the Indian government or to put it appropriately, the lack of any effective public response. It looks as if Pakistan is taking advantage of the peace process to strengthen its positions on the international border, thereby helping terrorists infiltrate into J & K. Meanwhile, Manmohan Singh describing China as 'India's greatest neighbour' at the sidelines of the G8 summit in the backdrop of China's recent extremely aggressive diplomatic posturing on Arunachal Pradesh is appalling. With China showing no signs of softening its stand and with reports of alleged Chinese military incursions into Arunachal Pradesh, why is the Indian government bending over backwards to appease China. The Indian government's public response has always been very timid. It is almost as if the government has forgotten the art of vigilantly aggressive diplomacy. We mustn't get carried away hoping for peace like we did in the 50's with the 'Hindi Chini Bhaai Bhaai' sloganeering which only resulted in giving us humiliation.