Recently, the global network reported a ridiculous news that Indian Customs recently staged a dramatic seizure operation.
In the port of Mumbai, a cargo ship passing through India and sailing from China to Pakistan accidentally touched the sensitive nerves of the Indian side because it was loaded with a seemingly ordinary civilian CNC machine tool.
Indian authorities speculated that the machine could help Pakistan manufacture key components for missiles, so they defined it as a "dual-use" product and took decisive measures to seize it.
The move quickly sparked heated discussions in India. However, in the face of India's official move, many Indian netizens did not accept it because of its so-called"Interception of key equipment for Pakistan's missile manufacturing"And the joy is excited, but instead scoffs at its handling of it, pointing out that this move exposes the IQ shortcomings of the relevant departments in India.
Some netizens sharply pointed out that if the machine tool is indeed related to missile manufacturing, the freighter will definitely not risk docking at the port of Mumbai. It is important to know that the Port of Mumbai and the Port of Karachi, the largest port in Pakistan, are only less than 900 kilometers away in a straight line, and under the range scale of an ocean freighter, it is completely possible to avoid Mumbai and sail directly to Karachi.
Since the choice to stop in Mumbai has in itself justified the goods, not to mention the fact that all the formalities of this machine tool are complete and clearly marked for the manufacture of auto parts, the so-called "military use" is actually a subjective assumption on the part of the Indian side.
What's more, the Indian side seems to have overlooked a key fact: the controversial CNC machine is not made in China, but originated in Italy. Given that Pakistan is not subject to international sanctions, it has every right to legally buy CNC machine tools from any country.
Therefore, if Pakistan really wants to buy machine tools for military purposes, it can be imported directly from Italy without transiting through China. India's alleged "dual-use" nature is not self-consistent, whether based on actual evidence or logical reasoning.
Looking back on the recent period, India's series of tough actions against China are not uncommon, and the seizure of China's civilian CNC machine tools exported to Pakistan is also reasonable.
Just a month ago, India's high-profile claims of its successful intervention prevented a Chinese research ship from docking at a Sri Lankan port as scheduled. For a long time, India has regarded Sri Lanka as its influence radiation zone and has constantly tried to hinder normal exchanges between China and Sri Lanka.
Not only that, India is the core interests of Chinese companies developing in India, and has extended its hand to Chinese mobile phone brands with a high market share. Instead of choosing to respond through fair market competition, India has instead raised the banner of power, cracking down on Chinese companies under the pretexts of "suspected financial violations" and "unfair competition", and even directly confiscating the profits of Chinese companies.
India's view of Chinese assets in India as "capital**" that can be squeezed at any time may be a psychological advantage in the short term, while ostensibly curbing China's influence, in essence, this desperate approach has caused devastating damage to India's own business reputation and investment climate.
India's hostility toward China in various fields and its style of "passing through taxes" will eventually act like a boomerang effect on India, laying serious negative hidden dangers for India's economic development and scientific and technological progress.