While analysing with the advantage of hindsight everybody looks smart. Even Mr srinivasan, what he forgets to mention in his drivel-ridden essay is the fact that generations throw up idealists and nehru was one such person..if he belelived that his neighbours had good intentions...he cannot be blamed for being backstabbed. He may have erred in beleiving in cronies menon and others..but then he believed in their ability..why was there not a debate about the people at the helm at that time in teh media if they seem so monstrous to you now..simple everybody beleived that things were going fine..even nehru....when things go wrong everybody is blamed. pakistan still thinks that it would have won the war in bangladesh had its soldiers had not given up. but then everybody knew what was the situation.
RE:hindsight
by murli nair on Mar 25, 2008 09:28 PM Permalink
you are pathetic ! "if he believed his neighbours....got backstabbed" What kind of a leader would administer a country with his 'beliefs' instead of taking decisions based on hard reality ? And yes, blame it on scapegoats, like menon etc. If you were the leader have the balls to take the blame too instead of finding scapegoats from the staff who serve you.
