'India preparing for a possible
two-front war with Pak, China'
India continues to view Pakistan as
the "real threat"
even though it is adjusting its military
strategy to include the
possibility of a limited two-front war
with both Pakistan and China,
the first Blue Book on India
published by a Chinese think
tank said.
Pakistan is India's main "real
threat" to maintain a high
degree of vigilance and
preparedness, the summary of the Blue
Book released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
(CASS) said.
The
report says Indian military deployment on land is
mainly fixated against Pakistan
but in recent times, it is
also being adjusted for both
China and Pakistan.
The book
in Chinese language, the first ever on India,
said, New Delhi is focusing to deal with limited
war with
China and Pakistan at the same time.
It spoke of
large increase in troops at the borders and
upgradation of border forces with
new weapons and equipment.
The report
spoke about India's
maritime military
deployment in recent years, the
prime cause of China's
worry
as it regards India's fast expanding blue water
navy as a
major threat.
The book, which
speaks of India's
efforts in the past to
strengthen its maritime military
strength in the East,
specially mentioned Indian Navy's
Eastern Naval Command and
its bases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It also spoke
of increase in Indian defence budget with
the rapid growth of the Indian
economy making it the biggest
buyer of the international arms.
About India's policy towards neighbours, it said New Delhi
continued to pursue the "Gujral
Doctrine" on neighbouring
countries to provide unilateral assistance,
enhancing mutual
trust and cooperation with the
neighbouring countries of South
Asia, while continuing to push
forward the peace process with
Pakistan.
India also established a
strategic partnership with
Afghanistan while developing relations
with Bangladesh,
Sri
Lanka and Nepal, it said.
The book also mentioned India's
bid for the permanent
membership of the UN Security
Council in association with
Germany, Japan
and Brazil besides India's
Look East Policy
improving relations with Japan, Vietnam,
Australia
in the
backdrop of US' Asia Pacific push.
While
cautioning the Chinese establishment against
underestimating India's "great potential"
for development in
future, it has highlighted the
recent corruption scandals
which has damaged Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's government.
However, the
book praised India's
progress saying that it
has achieved remarkable progress.
Since the
implementation of a comprehensive economic
reform in 1991, India's economic development has
made
remarkable achievements with
accelerated economic growth
improving the comprehensive economic
strength resulting in
"India's rise".
Noting the campaigns
like "Incredible India", "world
office", it said India
remained one of the fastest growing
economies in the world.
But at the same
time, India
faced many contradictions in
its aura of high-growth which
include the problem of poverty,
uneven development, irrational
industrial structure, the high
fiscal deficit, it said.
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