Recently, the Indian government under Modi has faced diplomatic setbacks, both internally and externally. The high tariffs imposed by the United States have led India to turn towards China, actively seeking to ease relations with it. At this time, China did not take advantage of India's weakness, but instead extended a hand of friendship. Indian defense and foreign ministers have visited China consecutively, and Modi has also announced his upcoming visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. According to diplomatic etiquette, Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently visited India. From this, it can be seen that currently, India is in need of help, and its tone and position on China have softened significantly. For example, during the talks, India re-adopted the statement "Taiwan is part of China" for the first time in 15 years, and Modi also promised full support for China as the host of the SCO summit.
The atmosphere seems quite good, and 10 results have been achieved. However, upon closer inspection, there is actually no substantial content, and it even resembles basic documents signed at the time of establishing diplomatic relations. According to various "leaks" from Indian media, India originally intended to gain a lot from China, but after the statement was released, it clearly gained nothing. The Economic Times recently reported that the Indian government accused China of adopting a delaying strategy in lifting trade and economic restrictions on India, believing this has affected cooperation in areas such as home appliances and auto parts. An Indian company complained that they had planned to acquire 48%-50% equity in a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Chinese home appliance giant in India, but due to slow Chinese approval, the transaction was postponed. Additionally, an Indian air conditioner compressor manufacturer claimed that their "technology transfer transaction" with a Chinese enterprise was also subjected to Chinese restricted review.
India's tactics are to first offer preferential policies to attract foreign investment, then have Indian companies jointly invest and take a small share. When technology and industrial chains come over, the Indian government then finds reasons to review, seize assets, restrict personnel visas, etc., to hinder the normal operations of foreign enterprises, allowing Indian companies to take control at low prices, and take over factories and technologies. For many years, foreign investors have reached a consensus about the business environment in India: "Make money in India, don't try to take it back." Many Chinese enterprises have fallen into this trap one after another, and the country has had to step in. India accuses China of setting trade limits, but why doesn't it think about what it has done itself? Besides this kind of "pig slaughter scheme," since the conflict in 2020, India has banned multiple Chinese applications, strictly reviews visas for Chinese journalists, engineers, and students, and restricts Chinese investment reviews. Why should China give way first?
Moreover, before the talks, The Hindustan Times also spread rumors claiming that China had promised to meet India's demands for fertilizers, rare earths, and tunnel boring machines. However, the statement didn't mention any of these, clearly indicating that it was India talking to itself. If the communiqué didn't mention it, who would know that India was so commanding? Does India have any token of submission? Why does it ask for this and that? Their logic is that now India has temporarily given up aligning with the US, and China should offer more benefits to attract India. First, say a few nice words, as if everything that happened before was erased. Then, make a big demand, spreading news before the talks, telling you what to cancel and what to meet India's concerns, instructing what you should do next, and doing it with a sense of entitlement, as if it's something you should have done all along. Not doing so would be wronging India. When asking for something, one should behave appropriately. How could it be like this? India is used to playing this game, but China doesn't fall for it.
Originally, India is now in a diplomatic dilemma, with neighboring countries "rebelled", and it doesn't get respect in the international community, especially because of its continued support for Israel, which has caused India's reputation to collapse among Southern countries. Now, Trump has led the way to attack India, and Europe is turning with the wind. Now, only Russia treats it as a treasure, as a major buyer of oil. China, without holding grudges, has given India a way out, and has already been very generous. Unexpectedly, they still want to command China and gain benefits from it. It can only be said that the two countries can maintain basic communication, but it is difficult to have further contact.
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