Thread by @srivatsayb

Huge foreign policy setback as Xi announces support to Pakistan on Kashmir just ahead of India-China Mammalapuram summit where he is meeting Modi

Remember, China had backed Pak even at UNSC & UN General Assembly

Not internationalization of Kashmir?

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During Xi's visit in 2014, when Modi hosted him in Gujarat, several MoUs about setting up of Chinese industrial parks, mega infra projects etc were inked. It was also agreed to reduce the trade deficit.

BJP & Media went gaga over it. 5 years later, nothing has materialised.

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In 2015, Modi visited China & met CEOs of top Chinese companies. The two countries signed MoUs worth $22 billion

Media PR went into overdrive saying it's a big win for Make in India

Reality: 4 years later, Modi's visit yielded no breakthroughs on border issues or business

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In 2017, China upped the ante in Doklam and increased investments in BRI's CPEC which passes through Gilgit-Baltistan, a violation of our sovereignty.

China is also now very close to our neighbor nations Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh & is massively investing there.

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In 2018, the Wuhan Summit, changed nothing as far as India-China relations are concerned.

Doklam and LAC issues remained. The plan to work jointly on an economic project in Afghanistan hasn't materialised. And now, China is even more strongly backing Pakistan on Kashmir.

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Though India has repeatedly voiced concern over the trade imbalance, China pays no heed to it.

Trade deficit was a whopping USD 57.86 billion in 2018, increase by more than 60% since Modi came to power. This has severely hit Indian businesses

Any plans to bridge it Modiji?

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PM Modi, Xi Jinping will meet near Chennai on October 11, 12. Nothing substantial will come out of it

But as always, expect the govt & media to claim that the summit is a huge success

Even foreign policy has become a PR driven jumla now. The recent example being #HowdyModi

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