In 1950, China first invaded Tibet. At that time, Harry Truman and later on, Eisenhower - requested Nehru to give permission to US Army troops to set up base in India and attack the Chinese Army and repel the invaders. Tibet would have been an ideal buffer state and would have fulfilled the same role as Afghanistan and Bhutan. Remember, Afghanistan has always been friendly with India and has always been at odds with Pakistan. Same could have happened with Tibet.
Nehru wanted to show himself as a emerging leader of the non aligned world and had always been left of centre and pro communist. He refused Trueman. This would cost us dearly in 1962 when China attacked us and defeated us in the North East. A defeat of China would have ensured that communism did not spread and would have weakened China militarily. When confronted with a real military power, the Chinese have always faltered - be it the Sino Russian war in Ussuryisk Krai in 1969 or the border war with Vietnam.
In 1958, the Khampas - traditional tibetan warriors - resisted the Chinese gallantly but were all routed.
India should now strongly take up the cause of Tibet. Tibet is the baby seal of freedom movements round the world. We are now economically strong and do not have to kowtow to the Chinese.
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by Kaushik Ganguli on Mar 17, 2008 05:22 PM Permalink
And what are you? You would break your pen trying to write your name. So keep shut.
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by member on Mar 17, 2008 03:01 PM Permalink
Nehru was a coward and a lady follower. Neither he could solve kashmir nor China. If we gave him lady mountbatten and a can of beer he would have left in a ship to Barbados and we would not have suffered so much misery.
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by Rakesh Bhandari on Mar 17, 2008 03:29 PM Permalink
My dear writer, listion, agar mahatma gandhi,Jawahar Lal Nehru is desh ke servey serva nahi rahte to aaj bharat super duper power hota, As regards China, Ek Hindustani 5 Chinese bono ko kuchal sakta hai. Sirf jaroorat thi sahi faisle lene ki jo in dono ne akele hi le liye. Abhi bhi hume jaagna hai to in dono ko bhool jaao. itihaas se inka namo nishan mita do, ye dono abhi bhi itihaas ke panno mein rah kar humare desh ko deemak laga rahe hain. aagey aap khud samajhdar ho.
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by Rakesh Bhandari on Mar 17, 2008 05:57 PM Permalink
sun o bengali geethar, tum logon ne is country ko communism diya hai, jiski wajash se aaj hindustan china ko jhel raha, tu bhi bam panthi hoga bewakoof. Jabhi to itnee tej jubaan hai teri, tum sare bengali kayar hotey ho
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by BR on Mar 21, 2008 02:05 AM Permalink
abey Bhandari. at least check out facts whether what kaushil said is true or not, before wasting time and debating energy on communist vs. womaniser vs. whatever vs. SRK
This is the reason India haas never been able to resolve border issues. I guess the same thing happenfs in the Parliament!
Talk about issues, and investigate issues and get proofs
What is your conyribution to this important piece of world news, other than callign fellow Indians unnecessary names?
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by om prakash pandey on Mar 17, 2008 02:50 PM Permalink
Talk of buffer state and it is hight of intelligence believing that such regional aspiration after realising their goal mostly turn their eye. Bangla desh is a imediate example it is creating no less hostilatalities against India than Pakistan.These tibetians are major threat to India than China. Dalai the Budhist guru has been instrumental in dalit conversions to Budhism.Hinduism is no longer a majority in India. Sikhs, Muslims, Jains, Christians,now Budhist seperated from Hindu community. Imagine what next? Mayawati Queen of Daluistan and state relgion budhism,and Dalai the spiritual guru, like Pope.All living in Present Indian Land.Chinese are not going to concede a inch of land for Tibetians. Another example is Taliban, Let us learn from history, taliban created by Pakistan is turned hostile now is fighting war against Pakistan. Let us not blame the great leaders like Nehru and see beyond what meets the eye.
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by ashish tiwari on Mar 18, 2008 09:28 AM Permalink
What an insane comment!! get ur head checked Mr Om prakash. Dalits are Hindus and Hindus should stay together. You want them divided just like Raj Thakery. Taliban is very different from the Tibeti Monks, just like you are different from a street dog.
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by on Mar 17, 2008 03:32 PM Permalink
I am a chinese,Why you see us as an enemy?We would like to be a friend of you,but you don,t. we are not afraid of you,because we thirst of peace,not war! you said you "are now economically strong and do not have to kowtow to the Chinese." I wanna to tell you that Chinese GDP is 3 times than yours. 1840--1949,China is waring nearly everyday.So we don"t like war anymore.
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by Rakesh Bhandari on Mar 17, 2008 03:44 PM Permalink
listion Mr.Chinese, is this fair to intrudes in territory of your neighvours and capture it focefully, now your stomuch is full and u r going to be a friend. What happened in 1962, If we not struggle with some corrupt politicians in India. one Indian is sufficient for five tiny chinese. Do not teach the lesson of 3 times GDP. This is all due to our corrupt politicians, otherwise china not stands anywhere against India. If you really want to friendship with India, first of all give us the 90 thousnad illigally captured area of India, as well as Tibet
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by MK on Mar 17, 2008 09:37 PM Permalink
yours is communist gdp which is overinfalted , our real gdp everyone knows is underreported samje cheeni
RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by Vijay urf Teesmar Singh on Mar 17, 2008 03:36 PM Permalink
If you are a Chinese, then you are really an enemy to India. A Chinese can never be trusted at all. Once Nehru trusted them, and they stabbed in back. How can we believe on you?
RE:RE:Nehru to blame for Tibet
by ashish tiwari on Mar 18, 2008 09:40 AM Permalink
The free and democractic world sees the Chinese Communist party government as our enemy and not the chinese. Even Chinese are also against communists because they believe in suppression of human rights. We have seen what chinese people want at the Tienanaman Square so many years ago..
