UN INTERFERENCE NEEDED TO RESOLVE BORDER DISPUTES

Border conflicts between countries have long history. Mexican - American, British - American and Chile - Bolivia - Peru are major conflicts of the 19th century. In the 20th century there are good number of combats between US - Mexico, Bolivia - Paraguay, Soviet Union - Japan, Slovakia - Hungary, India - Pakistan, Israel - Egypt,  Soviet Union - China, China - Vietnam, India - China etc. The fight is continued in the 21st century. Israel - Lebanon, India - Bangladesh, India - Pakistan, Morocco - Spain, Ukraine - Russia, Georgia - Russia, Combodia - Thailand, Libiya - Tunisia, Syria - Turkey, India - Pakistan, India - China etc are the major conflicts in the 21st century.

While most of these disputes were fought, discussed, negotiated and settled, there are someone beyond discussion and settlement. China is one amongst those. China's border dispute is not merely confined with India but 18 countries around their mainland irrespective of physically sharing the border. Those disputed countries are Japan, Vietnam, India, Nepal, North Korea,. Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Bhutan,  Taiwan, Laos, Brunei,. Tajikistan, Combodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mongolia. Can anyone think that China alone is right and all these 18 others are wrong?

If these disputes are left uncared it is tantamount to lead to the third world war. If such a war is erupted between India and China, unlike the earlier two world wars, it may not last more than a few days as both countries are Nuclear Super Powers. The result of such a war will be nothing but annihilation of over 50% of world population, over 30% of most arable land of the world, and countless number of flora and fauna. Finally some countries may be got erased from the world map.

UN is well empowered to interfere in border disputes of any country and settle the disputes most judicially. The failure of timely interference may cost humanity very heavily.

KV George

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