Tsai Ing-wen | With pressure to ditch the “One China” policy, will Prime Minister Modi thank the President of Taiwan for his birthday wish?

New Delhi: From world leaders to prominent people, wishes came from across the country as Prime Minister Modi celebrated his 70th birthday on Thursday. The prime minister thanked everyone by sharing personalized messages on Twitter.

Today, the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, greeted the prime minister wishing him good health.

“Happy birthday to the Prime Minister of India @narendramodi. I wish you good health, happiness and continued success in your leadership of the great nation of India, ”said President Tsai.

Arunachal Pradesh is not part of India: China

Amidst the tensions between India and China along the Royal Line of Control (LAC), many Indian experts suggested that India needs to “rethink” the one-China principle.

In response to the Taiwanese President’s tweet, eminent Indian geostrategist and author Brahma Chellaney said in a tweet that India’s one-China policy had become stricter under Prime Minister Modi.

“The policy of a China of India, instead of being relaxed, has become more strict with Modi. Until 2015, Modi would thank the Dalai Lama on Twitter for sending him birthday wishes. Now turn your back on him. Will Modi thank President Tsai for her birthday message? “he tweeted.

In August, the Kashmir issue was discussed in the second strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of China and Pakistan, during which Beijing reiterated that the Kashmir issue is a dispute that remains in history between India and Pakistan. Calling it an “objective fact,” he further said that the dispute should be resolved peacefully and properly through the UN Charter, the relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.

He also added that he opposes any unilateral action that complicates the situation at J&K.

China rejects ‘One India’ policy

With experts urging the BJP government led by Narendra Modi to review its ‘One China’ policy, China expressed resentment with the government spokesperson. Global times in an editorial titled ‘Indian experts play with fire by challenging the one-China principle’ saying that Indian experts should not incite separatism in other countries.

“India itself is also concerned about separatist forces. In fact, many developing countries face the challenge of dealing with separatism. Indian strategic experts should have a deep understanding of this, rather than thinking of inciting separatism in other countries. With the rise of China, the suspicions of some Indian experts about China have also been on the rise. They need to have a frank dialogue with Chinese experts to deepen mutual understanding, ”said GT.

Any negative mention of the “One China” policy shakes Beijing, but never endorses New Delhi in the One India policy. From issuing stapled visas to the people of Kashmir and Arunachalis to saying it never recognized Arunachal Pradesh as part of India, China has routinely stung India.

It’s time for India to play the Tibet and Taiwan card

Earlier this month, a welcome change in India’s policy towards Tibet was visible when BJP leader Ram Madhav attended the funeral of Special Border Force (SFF) martyr Nyima Tenzin.

In his now-deleted tweet, he referred to the border as “Indo-Tibetan” and not “Indochinese.”

Madhav tweeted: “Attended the funeral of SFF Coy Ldr Nyima Tenzin, a Tibetan who gave his life protecting our borders in Ladakh, and laid a wreath as tribute. Let the sacrifices of such brave soldiers bring peace along the Indus -Tibetan border. That will be the true tribute to all martyrs. ” He had also posted 4 photos of himself attending the ceremony, but for reasons known only to him, the tweet was deleted.

India cannot afford to be soft on belligerent Beijing as it only emboldens the Chinese Communist Party to test and probe the Indian resolve.

It is time for India to ditch the “One China” policy for good.