China biggest threat to India: Abdullah

Press Trust of India
Saturday, May 10, 2008 (Jammu)
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has described China as the ''biggest threat to India''. He said that China's massive build-up of nuclear submarines at Hainan Island was indicative of it.''We have to be very careful about China from the security point of view,'' Abdullah, who is also the patron of the opposition National Conference (NC), said at an interactive session organised by J&K Forum for Peace and Reconciliation in Jammu on Friday.Noting that China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh was yet another illustration of the threat it posed to the country's security, the NC leader expressed concern over Chinese action in Tibet.Satellite images recently showed China building massive strategic naval base with nuclear powered submarines at Hainan Island in the South China Sea.Pleading for strengthening the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on the pattern of the European Union (EU), the NC leader said India could play a major role in this endeavour.Talking about Pakistan, the former chief minister claimed that militants' camps are still intact in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and urged the newly constituted government in that country to review its policy towards Kashmir.''Don't live in euphoria. Militants' camps are still intact in POK'', he cautioned and urged the Centre to speed up the dialogue process with Pakistan for an amicable settlement of the Kashmir issue.

Dear Abdullah, Why have you not mentioned Pakistan? China and Pakistan are close allies and they have a common goal - destroy India. The best way to defeat them would be to support democracy in both countries. This will get rid of the Communists and the Mullahs. Then both countries will come closer to India on the basis of common heritage.