China is all set to face the music for what it did in the Galwan Valley. India has a “foolproof plan” to teach Beijing a befitting lesson for its misadventure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh where a violent face-off had led to casualties. South Block has a tit-for-tat plan ready for it.
According to top MEA sources, India has a plan to mount a diplomatic offensive aimed at fomenting trouble for Beijing in what is called its raw nerve—South China Sea. South Block strategists are making all efforts through diplomatic channels to cash in on anti-China sentiments in countries like the US, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
All these countries are already fuming with anger over Beijing’s illegal territorial claims in the strategic waters of South China Sea. This is where India expects to fuel such sentiments of the global community to achieve its diplomatic goal to counter China. The message loud and clear: How China has gone on the defensive ever since the key nations of the global community have started giving tough message to it over South China Sea. India has begun to open diplomatic channels to impress upon these nations to be tougher with China over the disputed water territory where every country has a right to carry out peaceful activities.
The MEA is going to give fillip to its strategy to diplomatically push its case with the US, Australia and Japan to step up pressure on China to shun its expansionist policies whether it’s along the LAC or in South China Sea. Top MEA officials will be on the job briefing their counterparts in these countries. Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), which has had five sessions of meeting, will be used by India for this purpose.
The recent outburst of the Trump administration against China vis-à-vis South China Sea has already come as shot in the arm of India. This has given South Block an ample and an apt opportunity to mount its diplomatic offensive against China.
Quad consists of the US, India, Australia and Japan, and the MEA believes this forum suits its plan very much. The Quad has in its one of the five meetings sent out a message to China for obeying international rules allowing everyone’s aspirations to exercise their rights. India is already eyeing to cash in on Trump’s displeasure with China regarding its obstinate behaviour in South China Sea. In what displayed the Trump administration’s sentiments against China, Washington demanded closure of Chinese Consulate General in Houston. India is encouraged to see how the US defence forces have been constantly provoking China by sending naval vessels and aircraft carriers in South China Sea.
Such sentiments and actions of the global community dovetail with the MEA’s plans to put China on the mat.