dna,  Wed Nov  4 19:39:31 EST 2009

    New Delhi: Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao gently reminded India's neighbours on Wednesday not to play the China card. She did not say it in so many words but the point was evident.
Rao was delivering the keynote address at a conference organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) on 'South Asia 2020: Moving towards co-operation or conflict'.
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India's role in speeding up the demise of LTTE, which unfortunately led to a large number of casualities,  is explained in the opinion piece below.

http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=66714

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Over the last few years, as China has grown to a trillion-dollar economy, it has invested massive funds in India's neighbourhood; whether it is in Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and now even Sri Lanka.

Well, Idea invested in LTTE by training and arming them.  If India wants to compete with China, she can also invest in those countries (Pak ?)now that their economy is growing.

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Over the last few years, as China has grown to a trillion-dollar economy, it has invested massive funds in India's neighbourhood; whether it is in Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and now even Sri Lanka.

Well, Idea invested in LTTE by training and arming them.  If India wants to compete with China, she can also invest in those countries (Pak ?)now that their economy is growing.

If it's not too surprising, India had granted 'most favored nation'
status to Pak long time back. Pakistani goods are sold without undue tariffs in India.
The reverse has not happened yet, but can happen in future.

Mutual Trade is the best leveler in troubled 'official' relations.


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rm7000 says, If it's not too surprising, India had granted 'most favored nation'
status to Pak long time back. Pakistani goods are sold without undue tariffs in India.
The reverse has not happened yet, but can happen in future. Mutual Trade is the best leveler in troubled 'official' relations.

This reminds me of my time working in Pakistan for Kashmir earth quake. In Neelum Valley and Sharda in Pakistani administered Kashmir, Indian Liquor, sweets, clothes, etc were freely available.