tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post4684475716348211620..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Get real with China on TibetBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-51241946167022122292012-03-24T10:09:14.041-07:002012-03-24T10:09:14.041-07:00Kali Paltan tomorrow.
This time we win.
Need to ...Kali Paltan tomorrow.<br /><br />This time we win.<br /><br />Need to get the 'Core' out of where it does not belong.<br /><br />Jai Mata ki.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-30915433271513679192012-03-23T09:38:58.588-07:002012-03-23T09:38:58.588-07:00Perhaps right time for the resurrection for Force2...Perhaps right time for the resurrection for Force22 again.But then who in India remembers her history and her armed forces.rustomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-87276426889857618802012-03-22T22:38:09.779-07:002012-03-22T22:38:09.779-07:00Even as the neighborhood burns, India's home p...Even as the neighborhood burns, India's home problems do not allow it to be a powerful state.<br /><br />corruption and self centered interest of politicians B****** are first served, leaving no way for national interest. <br /><br />an uprising is needed, anna has cooled down, people, lets make new annas, and get things right at home, then only we can think about helping others or being human with others.<br /><br />lets fix our home firstballabhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3311410069857157372012-03-20T19:48:28.965-07:002012-03-20T19:48:28.965-07:00Int64, you are correct in your assessment that Ind...Int64, you are correct in your assessment that Indians have become non-aggressive. They only tend to retaliate after a few punishing knocks.<br /><br />Ahimsa and panchsheel are anachronisms in this barbaric world where it has become might is right. <br /><br />Our policy makers have to learn to play the chanakyan game where one says everything necessary to placate and mollify a bellicose adversary and at the same time plan and execute his downfall and demise.<br /><br />The Chinese have "The Art of War" and that is not only a prescribed text for all the Chinese but it is also a book that is commonly used in workshops in the the corporate world. <br /><br />We Indians need to wake up to the realities in our world. We can't be the proverbial ostrich. Aggression is not a panacea per se but submission too is not the answer.the terminatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-13292023504710256022012-03-20T18:02:57.926-07:002012-03-20T18:02:57.926-07:00Col. Shukla-
Very nice article. That report is ano...Col. Shukla-<br />Very nice article. That report is another wannabe idealistic and non-realistic look at not only China, but also other things.<br /><br />I also agree with Akhil Shastry's crisp comments.<br /><br />Please see http://carnegieendowment.org/2012/03/12/nonalignment-2.0-foreign-and-strategic-policy-for-india-in-twenty-first-century<br /><br />for some analysis, which sums up the report for me in the following sentences: "Dhume posited that the report’s analysis was very theoretical and divorced from the reality of India’s domestic politics. He wondered whether the report could provide a useful path forward for India if its prescriptions fly in the face of conditions on the ground."Heberiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-48307508652058752962012-03-20T06:46:39.954-07:002012-03-20T06:46:39.954-07:00The problem is Indians are not agressive, They are...The problem is Indians are not agressive, They are not aggressive anywhere, Its in the genetics. <br /><br />They just want to stay out of controversies and problem and have a peaceful life, be it at the cost of slavery. They forget to remember "Freedom is not Free". Hence you have to fight and be aggressive rather than being responsive.Int64https://www.blogger.com/profile/01823375639414441710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-27736094651145043692012-03-20T06:14:52.059-07:002012-03-20T06:14:52.059-07:00Hi Ajai! So what do you suggest? Should we start s...Hi Ajai! So what do you suggest? Should we start supporting an armed insurgency in Tibet? It would dfinitely tie down large junks of the PLAIndranilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469459445928900451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5678304864230807272012-03-20T03:47:47.735-07:002012-03-20T03:47:47.735-07:00I am of the firm opinion that the so called Indian...I am of the firm opinion that the so called Indian leaders do not have the marbles to take up legitimate national interests and expecting them to be pro-active is far fetched. May be if some individual or an organization (unrelated to government) does something the government cohorts to grab it and claim it to the dynasty or somebody who did nothing. Example: Anti-corruption movement started/popularized by Anna and later all and sundry politicians claimed that they are also with them and eventually hijacked it to suit them vested interests.<br />The best way to improve the nation is to improve self.Ganeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671274543897909474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-31687694053327144482012-03-20T01:10:22.137-07:002012-03-20T01:10:22.137-07:00Non-Alignment = Isolation. The Congress Party fore...Non-Alignment = Isolation. The Congress Party foreign policy strategy seems to be to avoid conflict at all costs, while keeping the deterrence muscle strong. After all when the democratic super-power and rest of the World remains silent to the plight of Tibetans under Chinese, how can India be expected to make any difference. When Obama refused to accord Dalai Lama the formal reception at White-House, what can Tibetans get from India. The problem is, everyone has become selfish, Indians are merely following lessons learnt from history. Only Tibetans and Dalai Lama can decide whether to fight the Chinese for liberation or seek peace and compromise. Same statement goes to Kashmiri Hindus rotting in refugee camps, 'if you cannot fight your own fight, don't expect others or God to lend you a helping hand. Buddhists are the easiest of scape goats, they lost Afghanistan and now Tibet. No glorious victory is achieved without sacrifices. In India cowardly Gandhi snatched credit for independence from the sacrifices given by Subhas's INA. Such has since become India's destiny. Hence Ajai sir, understand our own History first and ask yourself, why didn't our parents and grand-parents not support Subash's INA. Why was Gandhi allowed to bargain for India's freedom by back-stabbing Subhas. Answer to these questions will realize the motivations and mindset which governs the longest ruling dynasty in India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-79651652485184961102012-03-19T23:48:43.209-07:002012-03-19T23:48:43.209-07:00Frankly Sir, how do you expect a government which ...Frankly Sir, how do you expect a government which wants to vote against Sri Lanka in the upcoming UNHRC meeting and thereby is actually voting against our own interests, to actually have the guts to 'incite an uprising' in Tibet 'anytime it wants' ? There is no way any Indian government is going to actually thumb its nose in China's face by raising Tibet as one of our 'concerns'. As history demonstrates, we've always quarrelled amongst ourselves, or been supremely naive and in the process, handed the advantage to an outside power.Akhil Shastrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-48728180861409077082012-03-19T23:37:22.956-07:002012-03-19T23:37:22.956-07:00It is the time for India to get tough on China ove...It is the time for India to get tough on China over the issue of Tibet.Mr. Ranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-38418644465575915192012-03-19T22:33:37.227-07:002012-03-19T22:33:37.227-07:00@ Ajai sir
I will not post any comment this time ...@ Ajai sir<br /><br />I will not post any comment this time as you have refused to acknowledge or publish some of my comments in the past few weeks which relate to China. <br />Dont know why are you scared or what?<br /><br />BTW let me tell you in India we have close to 1.5 lakh Tibetans (inclusive of those born here) and their have been over 30 self immolations by monks and nuns.<br /><br />thanks<br /><br />Joydeep Ghoshjoydeep ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038225081192821456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-51037673786312494292012-03-19T19:00:29.031-07:002012-03-19T19:00:29.031-07:00"group of Indian thinkers"....That is a ..."group of Indian thinkers"....That is a misleading statement...For example Mr. Nandan Nilekani is a corporate drop-out on his way to become Congress politician!(Remember how Mr. Shashi Tharoor became politician?) Since when did Nandan become geo-political expert? O yaar ye Indiyah hai! Sab chalta hai...Light lene ka...<br /><br />These are hand-picked 'yes-mam' folks picked by NAC chairperson herself! (Ajai ji, let this comment go live PLEASE!)Deshdaazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072694845029489289noreply@blogger.com