Friday, July 13, 2012

Shoot down the rhetoric

It is possible to diplomatically manage the Chinese reaction

A week back, ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) and PeroVietnam in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, entered into a three year long treaty on cooperation in the field of oil and gas.

A seething China feels that this alliance has the potential to disrupt peace in the Asia-Pacific region. China is striving for sovereignty in the area and they won’t feel comfortable with a strong Indian presence over there. As a matter of fact, China diplomatically pressurised British Petroleum to abandon their operation in the region.