Monday, July 17, 2017

M. K. Bhadrakumar — Indian military standoff with China was all about Bhutan

China did not intrude on India; tensions seem part of the 'great game' over Bhutan amid deep Indian disquiet about Beijing's dealings with Thimphu.
Asian imperial powers contest influence in the small Himalayan countries of the Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, and Tibet. The latest kerfuffle is over influence in Bhutan. India is wary that China's intention is to gobble up Bhutan and Nepal economically like it did Tibet territorially by dangling advantages of the New Silk Road for their economies. India's problem is that Bhutan is suffering from India's neoliberal imperialism by binding Bhutan with debt through loans for "aid."

Asia Times
Indian military standoff with China was all about Bhutan
M. K. Bhadrakumar

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