Chapter 327 Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal
Reports in major newspapers were about the coexistence of Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and the future republic of India.
Of course, these are all superficial. The main content starts from Gandhi, with the non-violent movement as the core. By the way, the Governor-General's Office is optimistic about friendly consultations between India and several small countries.
Gandhi's saintly persona is certainly disgusting to the British Empire, but there are good and bad sides to everything.
This is in line with the laws of the scientific outlook on development. The image of the saint has made the British Empire feel like it is in its throat. It also makes Indians believe in the image of the saint.
Today is Britain. Let Gandhi himself experience how Britain viewed him for decades. Aren't you a saint? A saint would not imitate imperialist behavior and would definitely guarantee peace to these small countries, right?
With the Governor's Office building momentum at full speed, the news that representatives from Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal are about to arrive in New Delhi has become the focus of discussion in the streets.
Alan Wilson actually didn't know what Gandhi thought about the surrounding small countries. After all, it was difficult to guess the brain circuit of this human saint, but he knew that the top leaders of the Congress Party and intellectuals in India and the Greater Indian Federation thought It has always existed.
This can be seen from the fact that when Nehru was in prison, he wrote about the great country in his writings.
Nehru had always harbored a plan for a "Greater Indian Federation" in his mind, and hoped that Pakistan, Kashmir, and even larger countries or regions would be included in the "Greater Indian Federation". He asserted that "small nation-states are destined to perish. They can survive as cultural autonomous regions, but they cannot become independent political units."
The plan for a greater Indian federation with the Indian nation as the main body still has a profound influence on the Congress Party and the Indian bourgeoisie and intellectual class. This great Indian federation also includes the roof of the world.
Indians' view of the roof of the world is similar to that of a big country's view of Siberia. It is obviously closer to me, so why should it be yours?
The most favorable evidence for the relationship between Siberia and a certain big country is found in the special edition of the territory map of the Yuan Dynasty.
Indians are no less generous. Since Buddhism originated in India, they take it for granted that the roof of the world is theirs.
As a citizen of the British Empire, it would be difficult for Alan Wilson to take a stand on this issue.
Just to prevent the colonies from becoming too powerful after independence and to set an example for other colonies that are ready to take action, let's talk about making Great India a bubble first.
Public opinion is not only something that the Congress Party can use. Since he keeps saying non-violence, he is just following the Congress Party's ideas and handling it accordingly.
At the headquarters of the Congress Party, senior officials including Gandhi, Nehru and Patel had a notice from the Governor's House in front of them.
At the end of the notice, it was also stated that the Indian people have always adhered to a non-violent attitude and there is no problem in making some guarantees. If the Congress Party is unwilling to participate, the Governor-General can directly sign a permanent security guarantee treaty with the three countries, and We will notify you again after negotiations have begun.
On the Nepalese flag, the two overlapping triangles represent the Himalayas. The moon above the national flag once represented the Shah royal family that ruled Nepal for more than 500 years and unified Nepal for more than 200 years. The sun under the moon once represented a once famous family in Nepal: the family of Prime Minister Rana.
The sun and the moon coexist on the national flag, expressing the hope that the Shah's royal family and the Rana shogunate can live forever and be on good terms forever, with the sun and the moon shining together.
The person currently in charge of Nepal's power is the eighth generation leader of the Rana family, who can also be called Rana VIII.
Both Bhutan and Sikkim also sent members of their royal families to New Delhi. Compared with Nepal, which is relatively capable of self-defense, Bhutan and Sikkim have less room for maneuver. They hope that while the British are still there, they can quickly clarify India's attitude towards the small countries around it.
For this reason, Bhutan and Sikkim also gave Alan Wilson heavy sincerity, and Alan Wilson has received this sincerity. Naturally, we must maintain the peace of the subcontinent and carry out non-violence in the subcontinent to the end.
The Congress Party does not have to participate. Even if it does not participate, it will not change anything. It will not change its previous ideas.
When communicating with the mainland, Edward Bridges stated in the telegram that two things should be done with Nepal. Nepalese mercenaries were important soldiers of the British Empire during the war. To clarify the clear military relationship between Nepal and the British Empire, the second thing is that the Nepalese rupee is pegged to the British pound.
As for the affairs of Bhutan and Sikkim, Edward Bridges did not say much, but let Alan Wilson take care of it. Even the cabinet secretaries of these two small countries have no impression of it, and they can't imagine what benefits they can get.
This is different from Alan Wilson. He even accepted the golden Buddha. It doesn't matter whether it is gold or not. The main thing is that he has lived in British India for a long time and has followed the local customs and respects Buddhism very much...
However, before the guests arrived, he still took care of other things in his busy schedule and sent a telegram to the American company that was researching streptomycin. The telegram clearly stated the advantages of the subcontinent. It was a multi-ethnic mixed community and was the best place for drug testing. .
The subcontinent lacks medical treatment and medicine, and people are struggling with disease and poverty. However, when drug trials are conducted in the United States, once side effects occur, pharmaceutical companies may face huge fines and claims. The gain is not worth the loss, but it is completely different in the subcontinent. .
As mentioned before, there is a lack of medical treatment and medicine. Setting drug trials in British India not only does not worry about fines and claims, but also does a good deed for the health and well-being of hundreds of millions of people. It is a good deed.
In the telegram, Alan Wilson listed a series of reasons, proving that no country is more suitable than British India. British India is stronger than those countries, especially the overly homogeneous East Asian countries. The tone of writing is very Proud, full of tone that our India is too powerful.
Of course this drug trial? Since major pharmaceutical companies have saved so much cost, they will always have to spend some personnel expenses.
In addition to giving it to individuals participating in drug trials, Alan Wilson said very bluntly that they should have their own share.
The most precious thing in the information society is information. He has helped, but is not limited to, American pharmaceutical companies, saving such huge costs. It is not excessive to receive some compensation.
This is no longer the case before World War I. No one can control the dominance of American companies in the country. The world war has already been fought for two rounds, and the United States is already leading the world. Why is it still resisting pressure at home to conduct drug trials? This doesn't make sense.
Before the guests arrived in New Delhi, Alan Wilson only did two things. One was to create a fait accompli and at the same time talk about non-violence to constantly tease the Congress Party who was still pretending to be dead. The other was to negotiate with the United States and other countries. pharmaceutical companies, talking about the feasibility of British India contributing to the world in the field of pharmaceuticals.
You must know that the UK is not bad in the pharmaceutical field. Now is not the 21st century where only the financial industry is left.
The British Empire remains a powerful presence in many fields, including pharmaceuticals.
The Lancet knows it, it’s British! The Lancet began as an international general medical journal "The Lancet" founded by Thomas Weekley in 1823. Even a few decades later, the biopharmaceutical field will be regarded as one of the few remaining industries in the UK.
As the second largest biotechnology base, the UK has always been a world leader in biotechnology and has a very strong reputation and scientific research center.
Before a certain virus spread, the United States ranked first and the United Kingdom ranked second in dealing with infectious diseases.
Of course this makes sense. In the field of biopharmaceuticals, they are indeed number one and number two, but they only serve a small number of medical treatments at the top of the pyramid. They are really no match for the pandemic, not to mention that the UK and the US have their own national conditions here. Anti-intellectuals...
As long as these pharmaceutical companies pay a nominal fee compared to the cost of research and development, Alan Wilson is willing to open a backdoor for these pharmaceutical companies. Where is benefiting society not benefiting society?
Alan Wilson, who had received the new medicine, directly transferred the international package sent by Katharine Hepburn to Ali Jinnah, and began to concentrate on waiting for the arrival of the guests from the north.
Regardless of whether the Congress Party has yet to formally express its position, the news that the representatives from Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal are about to arrive in New Delhi has become the most concerned thing among Indians now. Men are just that simple. They are in charge of politics and women. This is the responsibility of most men. mutual hobby.
These three small countries in northern India are coming to a conference to discuss the future of the subcontinent. Many people are looking forward to the Congress Party, which has been striving for Indian independence. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for the Congress Party not to participate in such an important occasion? suitable?
Some newspapers expressed dissatisfaction with the Congress Party's delay in taking a stand, and further doubted the leadership of the Congress Party and whether it could shoulder the important task of leading the subcontinent after the British left.
Needless to say, among these skeptical voices, Alan Wilson, who often pretends to be an Indian in his articles, is the loudest one? He had even written a leadership manuscript that pointed directly at Gandhi, the leader of the Congress Party, and the Congress Party finally expressed its intention to participate in this meeting.
"What a pity." Looking at the scrapped manuscript in his hand, Alan Wilson sighed. This manuscript, which contained the connotation of Gandhi's non-violence, seemed to have lost its effect.
In early April, a delegation from Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal arrived in New Delhi. Governor Mountbatten, who had returned from vacation, expressed his welcome to the guests. The city of New Delhi was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. People who didn't know it thought it was His Majesty who was here.
The pages of newspapers in New Delhi today were occupied by delegations from the three countries. Enthusiastic Indians expressed their welcome to these guests.
"Look at the faces of those people in the Congress Party, it's so funny." Sir Barron whispered to Alan Wilson next to him, expressing his ridicule to everyone in the Congress Party.
"Why is the smile so forced?" Alan Wilson also said with a bad smile, "We should use some occasions to let these people understand that it is easy for us to regulate them, even now."