China potential threat number one: Fernandes
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Describing as an "error" the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's decision to recognise Tibet as a part of China, former defence minister George Fernandes has said the Communist nation was "potential threat number one" to India and flayed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) dispensation for allowing it to be "bullied".
Venting anger over the Tibet crisis and India's response to it, the convener of NDA said the Olympic torch should not be allowed to come to India and that he had asked his "colleagues" and others to make "whatever effort" to prevent the flame's run in this country.
"It was not a mistake but an error. It should not have been done," he said about India's decision to recognise Tibet as part of China during the previous Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in which he was the Cabinet minister.
Fernandes, who had expressed his negative mind-set towards the Asian dragon during his tenure also, denounced China still as an "potential threat number one" and "could become an enemy".
Commenting on the recent incident of Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao being summoned by the Chinese Foreign Ministry past midnight, Fernandes said New Delhi had "surrendered" over the issue.
"Well, our government allowed it. It has no shame," he said, adding that the government should have advised its envoy to wait till the next day. "Elsewhere that's what would have happened."
Rao was summoned past midnight to register concern over breach of security at Chinese Embassy in New Delhi.
"India has sold out to China," he alleged. Asked whether India was being "bullied" by China, Fernandes replied "absolutely, and it accepts it." (PTI)
"It was not a mistake but an error. It should not have been done," he said about India's decision to recognise Tibet as part of China during the previous Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in which he was the Cabinet minister.
Fernandes, who had expressed his negative mind-set towards the Asian dragon during his tenure also, denounced China still as an "potential threat number one" and "could become an enemy".
Commenting on the recent incident of Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao being summoned by the Chinese Foreign Ministry past midnight, Fernandes said New Delhi had "surrendered" over the issue.
"Well, our government allowed it. It has no shame," he said, adding that the government should have advised its envoy to wait till the next day. "Elsewhere that's what would have happened."
Rao was summoned past midnight to register concern over breach of security at Chinese Embassy in New Delhi.
"India has sold out to China," he alleged. Asked whether India was being "bullied" by China, Fernandes replied "absolutely, and it accepts it." (PTI)
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