We have had a backboneless government for the past 60 years. Remember, Winston Churchill (and I am not a fan of his) stated that India has been handed over to men of straw. He had a point. The problems that India is facing have all been created by the spineless Gandhi-caps and dhothiwallahs who have ruled the nation.
Only two instances of spine could I cite - the creation of Bangladesh, which Indira Gandhi did in defiance of the US, and the nuclear explosions of Pokharan II by Vajpayee, in defiance of World opinion. Even in these cases, India did not press home the advantage and destroy the Pakistan army, and in the case of Pokharan II had to explode the nuclear devices hidden from US satellites. Why hide and explode the devices? Why not tell the Americans that we are taking this action in our supreme security interests?
Even in the rare cases of defiance, we exhibit cowardice. Our powerless neighbors like Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka also treat us with contempt. In contrast see how they defer to China!
We need a radical change in policy - foreign and domestic. We need gutsy leaders.
