Nobody messes around with China…

Have you ever heard of a terrorist attack on mainland China? When was the last time a Chinese airliner was hijacked? Or for that matter, why is the Taliban or Al-Qaida not interested in China? After all, Chinese are in everyone’s face around the world. They have their fingers in every pie, be it the Middle-East, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America or even South America. With so much visibility all over the world, how come no body is mad enough to carry-out a terrorist attack against them. Are the terrorists scared of China or do they consider Chinese to be their friends?

Come to think about it, since 9/11, America hasn’t had any terrorist attack either. Probably George W Bush got it right. He went after them with an obsession that forced the likes of Osama bin Laden into a hole. Osama has not come out of his hole (cave) since 2003. Al-Qaida and Taliban can make all the threats they want, but the fact of the matter is that they got scared. There have been no attacks on the United States or it’s national interests anywhere in the world since September 11, 2001. God only knows what will happen when George Bush leaves office.

India on the other hand is like a ‘Pinata’ for the terrorists. There is not a single terrorist outfit in the world that has not hit India sometime or the other. The response from India is a statement of condemnation. Not only the terrorists but China and Pakistan, both consider India to be some kind of a joke. China grabbed India’s land and the 1962 war followed. India got such a beating that even today the thought of another confrontation sends chill down India’s spine. For the last couple of years, Chinese troops come for a walk on the Indian side of the border, every single day. What do we do? We send them letters of condemnation. They laugh in our face. Pakistan has sponsored an insurgency against India since 1947. What is India’s response? A formal Protest! Do you think it is time for L K Advani to take over?