Saturday, October 24, 2015

Fwd: Will India slip into China's shadow?

not a big fan of this guy, but he does make some good points here.

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From: T N Ninan |  New Delhi  October 10, 2015 Last Updated at 00:20 IST
 
 
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T N Ninan: Will India slip into China's shadow?
The world wants India to be a counterweight to China, but so far India has not measured up
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The world wants India to be a counterweight to China, but so far India has not measured up


Hainan Island lies off the south-western coast of China, jutting into waters stirred by controversy. At its southern tip, China has built a massive naval base with subterranean hiding places for nuclear submarines, and long piers for parking the aircraft carriers it will build. The South China Sea stretches from there into territory claimed controversially by China and contested by other South East Asian countries. Hainan is also touted as China's answer to Hawaii, another sunny spot where a key naval base exists side by side with sandy beaches and palm-fringed holiday resorts. Flights land at Hainan's Haikou airport from all corners of the region. Bullet trains speed you from the airport in the north to the holiday resorts in the south.

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