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Thoughts on Chi & Art. 370: There were good domestic reasons, esp. with regard to Kashmir strategy, to assess that Ind actions re Art 370 were ill-advised & poorly timed. But no analyst anywhere saw that as signaling offensive Ind intentions re China/LAC/Aksai Chin. 1/4
If Chi assessed it as such, it speaks to both Chi paranoia & its poor understanding of Ind policy & strategy. THIS is a problem, but not one Ind can do much about. This is not new: Ind & others hv been dealing w this problem since 50s. Then, Chi wrongly assessed . . . 2/4
. . . Ind was meddling in Tibet. But such grossly wrong assessments can't be an excuse for Chi. It is not others' duty to ensure that Chi doesn't mis-assess its situation. Chi is then responsible for what follows. Of course, sometimes paranoids have real enemies . . .3/4
but most times paranoids are just paranoid. Importantly, sometimes paranoia is just an excuse. In Chi case, the argument for latter is strong. This is an instrumental "paranoia" that won’t be satiated except by complete submission. Choice for all is simple: submit or resist. 4/4
