China is irksome about India and Vietnam freezing missile deals
On Thursday, Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Beijing, and was keen on brushing off rumours suggesting Beijing negotiations with India for purchase of a missile system, sources said.
Hanoi is in discussion with Indian authorities to purchase the Akash surface-to-air missile system from New Delhi, is what the sources say still.
Recently, China has emerged as a major arms seller, and is henceforth reluctant to allow another Asian nation to enter into competition, sources informed. This is one reason why Beijing has been objecting to India’s entry into Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, which will thereby exponentially expand India’s nuclear industry.
“If the Indian government genuinely treats its enhancement of military relations with Vietnam as a strategic arrangement or even revenge against Beijing, it will only create disturbances in the region and China will hardly sit with its arms crossed,” Global Times, the organ of the Chinese Communist Party, said in a commentary on Wednesday.
China is unmindful about military ties between Vietnam and India, it said. “Yet such ties should be built for the sake of peace and stability in the region, rather than stirring up troubles or anxiety for others,” the paper said disregarding concerns in Beijing.
It is also reported that Pakistan has been stacking up massive arms and weapons to battle it out against India. The Beijing paper suggested that China has military ties with major countries, however it didn’t mention Pakistan’s name on the list.
“India has a dream to grow into a great power. But under today’s international circumstances, it will be extraordinarily hard to achieve the goal on its own. What India needs is more pragmatic cooperation with other countries,” Global Times added.
India provided Vietnam a credit line of $500 million for buying military equipment during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Hanoi in September last year. India is already training the Vietnam Navy personnel in operating the Russian-origin Kilo-class submarine. The government has also asked BrahMos Aerospace, which produces the BrahMos missiles, to accelerate sales to a list of five countries topped by Vietnam.
India has aided many nations during their adverse times until they restored normalcy. Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thoughtfully signed various MoU’s and agreements to bolster the relationship between multifarious nations across the globe, which are not only powerful but also influential and supremely equipped with world class technology. A win-win for India, anyways.
