Diplomacy La Riducle!

The ridiculous title for this post explains completely what I am gonna talk about here.

India's diplomats are supposed to be one of the best in the world. Well educated, experienced and grown through a strong hierarchical structure. Also the kind of selection procedures they come through they should be the best in the world.

The politicians who make it big as Ministers also the same can be said. The kinda of under cutting, backstabbing and partisan stuff that happens in India , they should be be brilliant.

But last one week this two groups joined together and committed a series of blunders.

First at the G8 summit , they didn't get even the wind that the Obama Administration is gonna push for an agreement on not selling ENR parts to non-NPT signatory nations. They simply sat there smiling while the whole thing got accepted. Then came out with a statement that it does not concern them. Oh ya, it does not concern ya , bcz u all are retiring in an year or so. rite?

But, to be frank though we are not back at square one we still have taken quite some steps back. But basically it has negated one of the major agreements of the nuclear deal. In Anil Kakodkar's words 'It s a breach of trust', and what our diplomats and politicos are doing about it ? Oh ya! they are coming out with statements like 'Its not aimed at us ' and that kinda stuff. Really? If its not against us, is it against the Romans?. Its clear even to a common man that, we are the only non NPT signatory nation that has an NSG exemption. So basically its just for us.

Then our PM made the biggest possible blunder of Baluch being mentioned in the joint -statement, and his reason. Oh ya! we ain't got anything to hide. So why worry? Are you mad. Even I, without any diplomatic or Political experience know that this gives Pakistan an opportunity to equate Baluchistan to Kashmir. That's ridiculous. When there was Pakistan's army fighting in Kashmir, in disguise, we have nothing to do in Baluchistan. We have never had anything to do there. But now, we are giving them a stick to beat us with. Yes, if there is any Indian involvement or has ever been, we need to investigate and put a stop to it. Also ensure it never happens again. But damn it! you are putting that on a joint statement?

Also, in the same statement came this, action on terrorism not to be independent of composite dialogue process. Oh ya! Last week u were telling me over the news papers that unless we see some real action on 26/11 perpetrators there ain't gonna be a talk. So whats this whole de-linking thing out here? Also the foreign secretary says it might be bad drafting. Oh really, then whats the difference b/w my small time engineering degree and all ur Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge and what not degrees. Next time when your on an diplomatic mission gimme a call. I will ask one of my Alma-mater 's English teacher to accompany you. Actually my History teacher would have done a better draft. Absurd!

Then we signed an end user inspection agreement with the Americans. Yes, when Madam Clinton was here. So basically the Americans get full access to our military installations? Oh yea, we have a special agreement on hand rite, we get to choose where they are gonna inspect! Oh ya. we are gonna move the whole rocket launcher system out of the actual location for the Americans to inspect and then put it back? And that too just because we use a bulb whose tungsten was manufactured in America? Somebody please knock on the heads of the diplomats and find out if anybody is in there, plz! Guess what, the govt is saying, such an agreement was on since 1997. So the Americans get a free tour of our Military installations, that too since 1997? Then I am paying tax every year. I wanna see what guns you are buying with my money. Show me the guns baby.

May be I am sounding a bit too angry, but guys really! We have made some blunders and we need to ensure that we fix them.

Learning from the nuclear bomb politics

Today morning I was reading a really good article on nuclear proliferation and the politics behind it. I find it really important that we introspect into what happend in the 1990's with regard to the nuclear bomb and the politics behind it. If some of you are wondering about what i am taking about then take a look at this article.

For those who don't have the time, in the 1990 it is widely believed in the intelligence circles and to an extent known fact that China tested a nuclear bomb for Pakistan. The shocker is following. The USA knew about it and did nothing in fact, it would be more correct to say that they could not do anything about it other than stopping the aid to Pakistan. The to save face infact even sent a mission led by Gates to Pakistan and India. The Indian government even allowed an extensive tour of the border areas to the defence team of USA. There was a war hysteria between Pakistan and India.

Well, what I am coming to is that. There are two points to note. China does a lot of things that are affecting us behind the scenes. Hope everybody remembers what happened at the Nuclear Suppliers Group. They were against supplying fuel to us when the were testing bombs for Pakistan. We can go to war with Pakistan and China. But we can show our economic muscle to both of them. One harsh but effective step could be to declare a blanket ban on any company trading, manufacturing or registered in Pakistan to trade in India. Every company will be forced to choose between us and them. This will help to cripple the Pakistan economy more and force action. They will be forced to goto China, US and UK for more aid. We can do some diplomatic work with US and UK were as hope that China at some point gets frustrated with Pakistan. To China we can threaten a blanked ban on their products. Its recession time, the anyway make low quality stuff and we are the best upcoming market in the world irrespective of the bad economic situation. We must use it to our advantage especially with the diplomatic experience of our bureaucrats.

But the second point is more important. We should understand the double standards of USA. We should make them feel that we are more important. The will get involved whole heartedly only when they are under danger. We need to understand the cunningness of American bureaucrats and every time they trigger an new line of action we need to look for what they are not saying rather than what they are saying. We also need to pressure them that we are one guy who is less dependent on them than Pakistan and we have good leverage and more number of friends. Russia can play a huge role here especially since they have a few scores to settle with the Americans themselves.

No more of 26/11/2008 should happen in India. The 'Few Good Men' didn't give their lives for that.

Lets be the good guys not the nice guys. Lets talk harsh but lets play fair.

I 'll be back.