How China Destroyed Pakistan: When Nepal’s PM Sher Bahadur Deuba visited India last week, he had told in an informal conversation how he told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that we needed a grant, not a loan. Deuba had said that we do not need a loan from China for the development of infrastructure. The fact is that despite all the efforts of China, Nepal did not sign any agreement under the Belt and Road Project and Wang Yi returned empty handed from Kathmandu. This decision of Nepal will be called wise compared to other countries of South Asia. The situation of instability and economic crisis in Pakistan and Sri Lanka today. China is also being considered as one of the reasons for this.
China has 10 percent of the total debt on Pakistan. Today Imran Khan is very close to China and the army seems to be talking in the voice of America. As a result, there has been a situation of political instability in the country. The situation in Sri Lanka is quite the opposite, where it does not have foreign exchange to buy petrol and diesel and the lights are on. The government of Mahinda Rajapaksa is passing through a period of deep crisis. It is being said that the country’s back has also been broken due to the loans he had taken from China at high interest rates for infrastructure development. At present, there is a lockdown situation across the country to prevent people from agitating, who are angry against the government.
Sri Lanka alert, but Pakistan still in China’s court
This situation in Pakistan and Sri Lanka is also a lesson for other countries of South and South East Asia. Let us tell you that China has also been pressurizing Nepal, Maldives and Bangladesh to join the Belt and Road Project. Some time ago, China’s influence on Nepal was seen increasing. He had tried to infiltrate Pal through Maoist ideology. Although even now Sri Lanka seems to understand the ruin due to China, but the situation in Pakistan is different. Pak PM Imran Khan is constantly attacking the US administration and is seen very close to China. He has directly accused America of trying to topple his government.
How Pakistan got stuck in suicide strategy
However, experts believe that this strategy of Pakistan is suicidal. The reason for this is that after the attack on Ukraine, America wanted to bring him along, but Imran Khan constantly criticized him and blocked his way. Instead, he was seen going openly in China’s court, which is a good thing for the dragon. But Pakistan could put pressure on China by making some statements in favor of America, but it could not do so. Now a weak Pakistan may not be in America’s interest, but China will definitely exploit it. This is the strategic mistake of countries like Sri Lanka and Pakistan and the wisdom of Nepal.