Naga Hills People can remedy India and China conflicts? 

Suthep Chaviwan/March 13, 22 

In the past, India and China are friendly neighboring countries. Inhabitants living along their borders can easily visit each other, sharing what they have, such as local products, food, fruits, and herbs. 

About 77 years ago, during the Second World War, soldiers of the two countries were comrades in arms, assisting each other instead of engaging in hostile activities like the present time. 

During the years 1942 to 1945, over 100,000 Chinese troops were sent to India to defend Indian soil against Japanese aggression. 

The shards of evidence are recorded in the histories of the two countries and the outstanding pieces of hard evidence are in the World War II cemeteries at the burial-grounds or graves of 1,000 allied soldiers, 667 of whom were Chinese soldiers who died in the Second World War at Ramgarh in Jharkhand, defending India from the Japanese aggression. 

Another cemetery of Chinese soldiers is at Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh. 

Both sites will remind China and India of their previous friendship. It is sad now that the two countries are enemies. 

Normally, enemies become friends, but friends, India and China, become enemies. 

In this generation, we can only hope that they will rekindle the lost friendships between the two countries under the charismatic leadership of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping. 

The two World War II cemeteries mentioned above will serve as a reminder that they will not remain enemies. 

 It is always possible that Naga Hills people can play a significant role as facilitators/interlocutors for uniting India and China. 

The two countries must not be permanent enemies.

 The proposed "Naga Tour Agency" if it comes into existence. The agency can bring thousands of Chinese tourists to visit India, visiting the graveyards of the Chinese soldiers who died in the Second World War.  

That is one of the initial steps by Naga Hills People to remedy the present conflicts of India - China. Let's hope that the two giant countries can be good friends like in the past. 

Suthep Chaviwan/March 13, 22.