The Gravy Train :: IIPM’s B&E Article
India must counter Chinese expansions into Tibet and elsewhere
Let’s look at a few things Chinese over the last few days. On July 1, 2006, the 1,142-km Galmud-Lhasa railroad was opened that takes a train from mainland China to the Forbidden City of Lhasa. This is an obvious miracle in engineering terms, and also a more important subtle political master stroke. It ought to logically mark the end of the Tibetan movement for freedom and even the Dalai Lama has not objected to the train despite the fears of his followers. The train to Lhasa was followed by the opening of the Nyingchi airport near the junction of Tibet, India and Myanmar. Then, on July 6, 2006, the Nathu La border post was opened after 44 years, opening up trade between India and China on the historic Silk Route. Any one of these would mark a momentous achievement. The Chinese did all of them without a murmur. And there’s more. Six hundred companies from China are planning to set up offices in a Rs.1.5 billion mall coming up in west Delhi. The centre is meant to be a gateway for Chinese companies, so that the Chinese do away with middlemen operating out of Hong Kong and Singapore.
For more on IIPM Publication Article, click here…Source: (B&E), IIPM; Editor: Arindam Chaudhuri
