Monday 1 June 2020

Indo-China dependency - An unpleasant reality.



Post 1991, the liberalisation of the Indian economy by P. V. Narasimha Rao Government, it was strongly believed that, the 21st century would be of India. And, between 2004-14, India has established so, as the fastest growing economy in the world.

Strategically, China supported its core industry at a time when India opened up its economy allowing its private players to establish manufacturing sector across the nation, and, also, China has supported and created its strong market base in India thereby. 

China, interestingly, has been catering to almost every need of Indian market, at all levels, at a highly competitive pricing, compared to the raw materials or products imported from other countries and also from those already available or manufactured in India, in some cases. Thus, during the 21st century, Chinese raw materials and  products in the Indian market have become rampant, inevitable and unavoidable. 

Diplomatically, the relationship between India and China, has been roughed hard in the recent past, on several issues. 

Most Indian Industrialists and business experts fear that, Indian manufacturing sector, employment and economic growth of the country would be hit heavily if the diplomatic relationship is not managed effectively, as Indian manufacturing sector has major dependency on China, for its cost effective supply. 

Compared to all other countries, China has a major contribution in India's success story of growth, be it  industrial, scientific, economic, whether one accepts it or not. And, China even has equally benefitted out of it, in all dimensions.

The present Indian Government, though loudly, before the media, has opposed dependency on China, has in reality unscrupulously failed to create any alternative in six years to make India independent. Statistics stare us to prove that, the dependency on China has been increased in multiple folds, in India's manufacturing sector during the period of so called economic reformer Modi, due to  its failure to provide essential infrastructure, failure to frame industry friendly policies & schemes and inability to create platforms to facilitate supply and marketing of the products of Indian manufacturing sector. As expected, the growth rate has already went off the track, drastically and in six years. 

Unless Modi government wakes up now atleast, and, on ground provides independent infrastructure, frames industry friendly policies & schemes, creates independent platforms to facilitate supply and marketing of the raw materials and products of Indian manufacturing sector, the dependency on China and also on other countries continue to exist, and, finally, India would have to be subservient to them in many ways, comprising its independence. Modi government, should, at least now realise that, mere announcements infront of mostly a paid mob in election rallies, will be of no consequence in economic independence and growth. Driving a country forward  and leading  it  to the level of an economic growth and independence, is a skill, purely based on knowledge and experience and certainly  distinctive from a skill of managing fanfare mob.

The Government, incase really interested in India's Independence in every sector and if is really against India's dependence on any other country, should first concentrate on India alone, and study India completely apolitically (much beyond Nehru-Gandhi political stories), understand problems better, and fix them up by trying to fill up the lacuna immediately wherever is essential, to achieve the goal of maximum independence and development. And, the one who often seen travelling abroad to forge allies with other countries, can be seen as a major threat to India's independence and may make India more dependent and subservient to other countries, in future. 

With all said and done, now the question is, whether Modi Government be able to develop India as an independent country by its policies and schemes, and, be successful to find better alternative of China in every aspects, to cater to the need of Indian manufacturing sector, when it itself has been dependent on China, for its Statue of Unity, Bullet Train, PPE Kits and on many more ongoing projects ? 

Or, it continues its hypocrisy, by only uninstalling of mobile Chinese Applications.

2 comments:

  1. This COVID situation should be an eye opener for the government.

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  2. Including India, most of the countries depending on chinese products. India is chanting SWADESHI PRODUCTS mantra from several years, but could use Indian products completely. Its not easy to boycott all Chinese products at once.

    Now we need people who can give technical advise to our industrialists regarding DESI raw materials / products

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