Chapter 327 Bhutan Sikkim Nepal
The story in the major newspapers was about the coexistence of Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and the future Republic of India.
Of course this was all superficial, the main story began with Gandhi, with the nonviolent movement as the kernel, and incidentally expressed the optimism of the Viceroy’s Office for friendly consultation between India and several small countries.
Gandhi’s saintly persona certainly sickened the British Empire enough, but there are good and bad sides to any given thing.
That is what is in line with the scientific concept of development, the saintly persona that had the British Empire by the throat, equally convinced Indians of the saintly image.
Today it is Britain, so that Gandhi himself can experience how Britain has viewed him for decades. Aren’t you a saint? A saint should not emulate the behavior of imperialism, surely you will give these small countries peace guarantees?
With the Viceroy’s office firing on all cylinders, the news of the departure of the Bhutanese Sikkimese Nepalese delegates and their imminent arrival in New Delhi became the talk of the streets.
Alan Wilson didn’t really know what Gandhi thought about the few small neighboring countries, after all, the brain circuits of this earthly saint were not easy to guess, but he did know that the idea of a greater Indian federation was ever present in the Congress Party hierarchy as well as in the intellectual class in India.
The hint of this could be seen in the fact that Nehru was writing in his writings about a reputable great nation while he was in prison.
Nehru had always had in mind a plan for a “Greater Indian Union” in which he expected Pakistan, Kashmir and even larger countries or regions to be included in the “Greater Indian Union”. He asserted that “small nation-states are doomed; they can survive as cultural autonomous regions, but not as independent political units”.
The project of a greater Indian federation with the Indian nation as the main body still has a deep influence in the Congress Party and the Indian bourgeoisie and intelligentsia. This Greater Indian Union, also includes the roof of the world.
The Indian idea of the Roof of the World is similar to that of a certain big country looking at Siberia, which is obviously closer to me, so why should it be yours?
Siberia and a big country’s relationship, the most favorable evidence exists in the special version of the Yuan dynasty territory map above.
The Indians, no less, take it for granted that the roof of the world is theirs, given that Buddhism originated in India.
Alan Wilson, as a citizen of the British Empire, would not have been in a good position to take a stand on the issue.
It was only to keep the colonies from becoming powerful after independence and to set an example to other colonies that were foolish enough to make Great India a bubble first before saying anything.
Public opinion was not only available to the Congress Party, and since he was paying lip service to non-violence, he was merely going along with the Congress Party’s line of thinking by the book.
At the Congress headquarters, in front of the top brass, including Gandhi, Nehru and Patel, there was a circular from the Viceroy’s office.
At the end of the notice, it was also stated that the non-violent attitude that the Indian people had always upheld, that there was no problem in making some assurances, and that if the Congress Party was not willing to participate, the Viceroyalty could sign a treaty of perpetual security assurances with the three countries directly, and that it would be notified once again after the negotiations had begun.
Above the national flag of Nepal, the two overlapping triangles, represent the Himalayas. The moon on top of the flag represents the Shah’s royal family, which has ruled Nepal for more than five hundred years and unified the country for more than two hundred years. And the sun below the moon used to represent a famous family in Nepal: the Rana Prime Minister’s family.
The coexistence of the sun and the moon in the flag signifies the hope that the Shah’s royal family and the Rana Shogun’s family will live on forever, and that the sun and the moon will shine together.
At present, the eighth generation of the Rana family is in charge of Nepal, which can also be called Rana VIII.
Both Bhutan and Sikkim have also sent members of their royal families to New Delhi. Bhutan and Sikkim have less room for maneuver than Nepal, which still has some ability to defend itself, and are more interested in making it clear in a hurry what India’s attitude will be towards the smaller countries around them while Britain is still around.
For this reason, Bhutan and Sikkim also gave Allen Wilson heavy sincerity, this one sincerity Allen Wilson since received. Naturally, it is necessary to maintain peace in the subcontinent and to carry non-violence in the subcontinent to the end.
The Congress Party can not participate, even if it does not participate will not change anything, he is not going to change his previous ideas.
When communicating with the mainland, Edward Bridges said in the middle of the telegram that two things should be emphasized for Nepal, Nepalese mercenaries are important soldiers for the British Empire in the time of conquest. To clarify the clear military relationship between Nepal and the British Empire, the second thing Nepalese rupees and pounds pegged.
As for Bhutan and Sikkim, Edward Bridges did not say too much, but let Alan Wilson look at it. These two small countries didn’t even impress the Cabinet Secretary and couldn’t think of any benefits to be gained.
This is different from Allen Wilson, he is even a gold Buddha have received, gold is not gold is not important, the main he has been in British India for a long time into the country, very respectful of Buddhism ……
However, before the arrival of the guests, he is still busy, care about something else, to the research of streptomycin of the United States company telegrams, telegrams clear advantages of the subcontinent, multi-racial mixed, is the best but the drug testing site.
The subcontinent lacks medicine, people are struggling with disease and poverty, and drug trials within the United States, once side effects occur, pharmaceutical companies may face huge fines and claims, very costly, while in the subcontinent is completely different.
As I said before, the lack of medicine, drug trials in British India not only do not worry about fines and claims, but is a good deed, for the health and well-being of hundreds of millions of people, is a good deed.
Alan Wilson in the telegram, listed a series of reasons, proved that there is no country more suitable than British India, British India than those countries are strong, especially than too homogenized East Asian countries, the line tone is very proud, full of our India is too powerful tone.
Of course this drug trial? Since the major drug companies are saving so much money, they have to spend some personnel costs. In addition to giving the individuals participating in the drug trial, Alan Wilson very bluntly said that there should be a share of their own. The most precious thing in the information society is information, and it is not too much to say that he has helped, including but not limited to, the American drug companies, to save so much cost and get some compensation.
It was no longer before the First World War, and no one could control the American companies as they were doing their bidding at home. Two rounds of world war have already been fought, and the US is already going to lead the world, and it’s still resisting pressure to start drug trials at home? It didn’t make sense.
Before the guests arrived in New Delhi, Alan Wilson only did two things, one thing is to create a fait accompli, at the same time put words of nonviolence continue to provoke the Congress Party is still playing dead, the other thing is to talk to the United States and other countries of the pharmaceutical companies, and the feasibility of British India in the field of pharmaceuticals for the world to contribute.
Mind you Britain is not far behind in the pharmaceutical field, and this is not the 21st century where only the financial sector is left. The British Empire is still a resounding presence in numerous fields, and that includes the pharmaceutical field.
You know the Lancet, right, from the UK! The Lancet began with The Lancet, an international weekly general medical journal founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakeley. Even just a few decades later, the biopharmaceutical field is considered one of the few remaining industries in the UK.
As the second largest biotech base, the UK has always had a world-leading position in biotechnology, and again very strong visibility and research centers.
Prior to the spread of a particular virus, the US was number one and the UK was number two in the rankings for dealing with infectious diseases.
This of course makes sense, in the field of biopharmaceuticals, indeed first and second, but only serves the top few of the pyramid of health care, is really no match for a pandemic, not to mention that my Great Britain and the United States have their own national conditions here, anti-intellectuals are many ……
Alan Wilson is willing to open the back door for these drug companies as long as they come up with a nominal fee compared to the cost of research and development. Where is benefiting society not benefiting society?
Allen Wilson, who got the new drug, directly forwarded the international package sent by Katherine Hepburn to Ali Jinnah, and began to concentrate on waiting for the arrival of the guests in the North.
Regardless of the Congress Party has not yet formally stated, about Bhutan Sikkim Nepal’s representative, is about to arrive in New Delhi’s news, has become the most concerned about the matter of the Indian people now, the man is so simple, the key politics, women, this is the common hobby of most men.
These three small countries in the north of India to come over to talk about the future of the subcontinent’s meeting, so that many people look forward to the eyes on, has been fighting for India’s independence of the Congress Party, such an important occasion, the Congress Party does not participate in is not quite appropriate?
Some newspapers expressed dissatisfaction with the Congress’ delay in taking a stand, and further questioned the leadership of the Congress, whether it would be able to shoulder the responsibility of leading the subcontinent after the departure of the British.
Needless to say, among these voices of skepticism, Alan Wilson, who often publishes articles posing as an Indian, is the loudest one? He had even written, straight from the leadership script, a reference to Congress leader Gandhi himself, before the Congress party finally said it would attend this one.
“What a shame.” Looking at the scrap in his hands, Alan Wilson stifled a sigh of relief; the draft, which connoted Gandhi’s non-violence, seemed to have lost its usefulness.
In early April, a delegation from Bhutan Sikkim Nepal arrived in New Delhi, Governor Mountbatten, returning from vacation, expressed his welcome to his guests, and downtown New Delhi was so festooned with lights that those who didn’t know it would have thought it was His Majesty’s arrival.
The pages of today’s New Delhi newspapers were dominated by the delegations of the three countries, with enthusiastic Indians expressing their welcome to these guests.
“Look at the faces of those in the Congress Party, it’s so funny.” Sir Barron whispered to Alan Wilson next to him, expressing his sneer at the Congress crowd.
“Why is the smile showing so forced?” Alan Wilson said with the same bad smile, “There should be some occasions to make these people understand that we want to temper them, even now it’s easy.”