Minister Cancels China Trip

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/China_dates_were_a_problem_Kamal_Nath/articleshow/2904705.cms#write Commerce Minister Kamal Nath almost sounds defensive when he says that his trip has not been called off because of any diplomatic reasons but because of problems in dates. The Minister seems to be scared of expressing Indian anger at the Indian Ambassador in Beijing being summoned at 2 AM for a routine matter. Does that mean China can treat India with the disdain it has shown for us and our ministers will hesitate even to so much as protest? It would be wrong to expect much from a minister with less than sterling record. In Mar 2002, the Supreme Court Bench imposed a fine of Rs 10, 00,000 on Kamal Nath for damaging the environment by building a motel on the bank of river Beas near Kulu-Manali in Himachal Pradesh. The court had directed the Himachal Pradesh government to take over the area and restore it to the original conditions.

No one in his right mind would advocate going to war with China over the issue of Ambassador Nirupama Rao being summoned well past midnight on 21 Mar by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to register its protest over a group of Tibetans storming the Chinese Embassy in Delhi. But to let the Chinese treat India and Indians with the contempt and get away without India even frowning, would tantamount to showing how gutless we are as a people. Unfortunately, the scum (politicians) passing off as our leaders is determined to ignore larger Indian interests in pursuit of maintaining their own political relevance.