My Father Gouri Shankar Rajhans Wrote On Undercurrents In Asia And Beyond In September 2020

My Father Gouri Shankar Rajhans Wrote On Undercurrents In Asia And Beyond In September 2020

Writing on undercurrents in Asia and beyond my father Gouri Shankar Rajhans noted in Dainik Navjyoti on September 15, 2020 on the inexplicable India-China ties in the background of military pact reached with Japan. India-China ties had seen manifold rise in tension given the Pangong Lake developments and amidst this reality India and Japan had inked military pact. This pact envisaged soldiers of both nations could use the military base of either country as and when the need arose. Japanese leaders underscored the need for strong ties between two nations as the situation in and around Asia Pacific was alarming. The ensuing flare up in tension with China makes this pact more relevant and soldiers of either country could come to the rescue when put in a combat situation. The importance of this military pact is mirrored from the fact that India had reached such pacts with nations like Australia, France, US and Singapore. Japan was the fifth nation to do so.

Leaders of both nations agreed that virus had unsettled the growth momentum in regions across world and the assault on world's economy was no less. There was an urgent need to rein in the negative vibes emanating from this virus and here coherent policies of nations across world could do wonders. Most analysts are of the view that with this military pact between India and Japan the dynamics in Asia could undergo a sea change. The off and on resurgence hood that Beijing employed was a concern for all and what was of significance was that in the hilly terrain Indian troops were well equipped and trained to engage in combat. The prevailing tension with China was not going to reap gains to Beijing and Chinese side overtures to India was diametrically opposite to its military's aggressive footprints. 

The coming weeks and developments henceforth would be closely watched with an eye on what the neighbour intended to do. This story appeared at a time when rocky ties between India And China had resurfaced given the Pangong Lake drill by Chinese forces. Well it took months for turbulent undercurrents to defuse and semblance of order to restore in and around Pangong Lake.