China’s eye on India’s Lok Sabha elections, what is the dragon afraid of?

The dates of Lok Sabha elections have been announced by the Election Commission of India. The activities of publicity also intensified. But China is under tension. Preparations are going on for the grand festival of elections in the world’s largest democracy. But China has become confused after seeing India’s election atmosphere. In fact, China’s official newspaper Global Times is spewing venom on India’s elections and writing that the seven-phase general elections in India are going to start on April 19 and the results will be declared on June 4. Narendra Modi is seeking third consecutive term. Chinese President Jinping knows very well that PM Modi’s guarantee is resonating not only in India but all over the world. Now the world not only listens to India but also accepts it. In such a situation, if Modi scores a hat-trick of victory with the slogan of crossing 400, then countries like China will face the most difficulty.

The Global Times writes that the continued improvement in China-India economic and trade relations has been the focus of attention for the Chinese media. In 2023, the volume of China-India bilateral trade was $136.22 billion, an increase of 1.5 percent year-on-year, of which China’s exports to India reached $117.68 billion, up 0.8 percent year-on-year, Whereas China was importing from India. $18.54 billion, up 6 percent year-on-year. India is very concerned about the continued increase in trade deficit with China, but this reflects the complementarity of trade between China and India, and India’s continued growth in foreign trade needs to be supported by Chinese manufacturing. Along with this, China’s government hornet has also mentioned the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Arunachal Pradesh of India. Global Times described Arunachal Pradesh as Zangnan region and said that Modi’s intention to visit China on March 9 is an example of this. The area of ​​Jangnan is Chinese territory. The Chinese government has never recognized the so-called “Arunachal Pradesh” established illegally by India and firmly opposes it.

China’s fear is showing how afraid it is of India’s elections. 97 crore voters in India will exercise their franchise and elect their new government. Global Times has also said that the Chinese media is paying a lot of attention to the elections to be held in India. India is a neighboring country of China and border disputes often occur between the two countries. In fact, China’s sorrow is also that India has struck many dodgy Chinese companies. The mouthpiece of the Chinese government writes that for some time now, the Indian government has taken some inappropriate steps in dealing with Chinese companies. This has created intense dissatisfaction among Chinese companies and the Chinese people.