Right since independence, India's foreign policies have been based on whims and fancies of few individuals. After Independence, it was Nehru who was ruling the roost. I strongly condemn his non - aligned movement. Had we aligned with US then, we would have reaped economic benefits. Technological advancement would have been much faster. India could have sought US help in Infrastructure development. Had the infrastructure development that begun in the late nineties started in early fifties with US support, things would have been different. The entire economic scenario would have changed.
Now again, we are treading the wrong path on the Srilankan Issue. Indira Gandhi, though criticized by and large for her arrogance, did a commendable job on the Srilankan Issue. It was she who propelled the separate Tamil Ealam cause by training the Tamil fighters. She was strategic and wanted to rule the Indian Ocean trade by keeping the Trincomalle Harbour in Lanka under her control. Trincomalle is a very strategic harbour with respect to both trade and defence. Soon after her demise, India's foreign policy fell into wrong hands of JN Dixit and MK Narayan. These people from the very beginning fumbled on the Lankan issue. It was they who wrongly guided Rajiv Gandhi into the IPKF accord which proved very costly for both Rajiv and India. Again now, when India needs to be strategic on the Lankan issue, India is again goofing up!!
The Chinese and the Pakistanis are supporting the Lankan army to the hilt. India too is supporting the Lankans. If LTTE is vanquished, it's India which is going to suffer the most!! How?
1.Pakistan will start perpetrating Islamic Terrorism from South. Already, we are facing the problem of infiltrations in our eastern (Bangladesh) and western frontier. We will be facing similar problem down south.
2.In all probability, China will set up a naval base in Srilanka and pose threat to India.
Why is MK Narayan not understanding this?
Well, his love for Sinhalese and hatred for Tamilians is well known!!
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The LTTE’s conduct in the conflict also has its share of problems. It has put an entire generation of Tamils in Sri Lanka through immense hardship by persisting with the armed struggle, employing child soldiers, and systematically eliminating other Tamil groups. Neither the sinhalese nor the LTTE leadership are saints. India supporting LTTE would be akin to the US supporting Osama to fight against the soviets.
Mahatma's principle of non-violence holds the key to all conflicts and struggles coz as illustrated in Mahabharata - violence begets violence and nourishes adharma
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