Russia and China in regional politics
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
IN the early 1990s, with the break-up of the Soviet Union, Georgia and Chechnia in Russia's backward declared independence. The regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia broke away from Georgia and were asserting their independence with Russian support. South Ossetia and Abkhazia share borders with the Russian Federation. North Ossetia is in the Russian Federation. Russia ruthlessly suppressed the Chechen's but is supporting similar, on the other hand, revolts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Abkhazia is a Turkish word. Its original inhabitants were Abkhaz Muslims. South Ossetians are mostly Christians. In the early nineties, Russia allowed Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to break-away. But Russia did not tolerate Chechnia break-away. The USA, the architect of Kosovan independence is opposing similar independence for nearby South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
China, which shares a common border with Kashmir, never helped the people of Kashmir directly or indirectly, though it had lent vocal support for the cause of the Kashmiris. China continued to let the situation in Kashmir go in an explosive manner resulting in constant animosity between India and Pakistan.
An Observer
(The writer prefers anonymity)
Dhaka
Abkhazia is a Turkish word. Its original inhabitants were Abkhaz Muslims. South Ossetians are mostly Christians. In the early nineties, Russia allowed Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to break-away. But Russia did not tolerate Chechnia break-away. The USA, the architect of Kosovan independence is opposing similar independence for nearby South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
China, which shares a common border with Kashmir, never helped the people of Kashmir directly or indirectly, though it had lent vocal support for the cause of the Kashmiris. China continued to let the situation in Kashmir go in an explosive manner resulting in constant animosity between India and Pakistan.
An Observer
(The writer prefers anonymity)
Dhaka