Indian reactions to the recent events in the neighbouring countries and the world are truly deplorable. The best example is the indifference to the suppression of the protests in Myanmar by the ruling military junta. India who previously supported the freedom movements in various countries and gave full fledged support to the third world countries is changing its colour. Now perhaps she thinks more of her military and economic benefits than anything else, even the minimal humanitarian concerns. And India joined one of the few countries who actively supported the junta.
India is fast emerging as a superpower but she is not using her opportunities in controlling the world matters. She always escapes from the world matters by quoting that she doesn’t like to involve in the internal matters of another country. And even when the whole world has reacted she remains neutral, no passive.
In the neighbouring Myanmar the conditions had worsened recently. The people especially the Buddhist monks thronged to the roads protesting against the anti-people policies and the fuel price hike of the junta. The conditions had reached to such an extent that the military had been unable to actively suppress the protest without blocking the media. They inducted a curfew in the region and banned all non governmental media from being circulated and the only means of communication for the people remained the internet. And there was an overflow of news from the country; and more importantly the videos of military cruelty in the You-tube. This has happened only once before in 1988 when the junta had to apply its swords on the common people. Aung San Suu Kyi called as the Myanmar Gandhi has truly been a firm Indian supporter and hopes for Indian intervention.
Suu Kyi had been hoping Indian intervention since she had long term contacts with India, being were she did her studies etc. She was not even given permission to see her dying husband. But her love for the people and will to see her country free again which slipped from her father’s hands made her cling to the nation.
But India is showing her indifferent face to the freedom thirsty neighbour. For India, Myanmar is a country which is a potential importer of her goods especially military weapons. The Indian government fears of losing a strategic partner. In a recent report of the human rights violators in Burma, two Indian companies one being the public ONGC have been listed. These show that India is changing into a superpower. Not like Japan or even USA, but like the pre world war Germany. India even voted against a declaration by UN warning Myanmar to return to democracy.
But the fact is that the Burmese people gives full fledged support to India and believes that only India can change their gruel condition. India has befriended the junta and is in a position to bow to their demands and give them free entry to the country when almost all other countries have denied it.
And another aspect is that India thinks China (another junta friend) will utilize this situation and sell their war equipments. India wants to reiterate her supremacy in the subcontinent at least.
But India is going to suffer in the future because this resistance and suppression of democracy wont last long and Burma would be reborn. And at that time why should the peoples’ government support a nation which has given support to a dictatorial rule. Something unsaid in all these issues is that Indian people are truly with the Burmese people and supports their fight for freedom and justice.
But India is going to suffer in the future because this resistance and suppression of democracy wont last long and Burma would be reborn. And at that time why should the peoples’ government support a nation which has given support to a dictatorial rule. Something unsaid in all these issues is that Indian people are truly with the Burmese people and supports their fight for freedom and justice.
