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Rich in every aspect, India is a land that has always been coveted by every power and wealth hungry empire and despot. Empires came and went plundering what they could, but it was the wily British who institutionalised empire for exploitation. It was the 'Jewel in the crown' of the British Empire, and every effort was made to retain, expand its hold on India. The Great Game nowadays means something else today but beginning in 1830 it was the rivalry between Russia and the British for control of all lands that could impact British trade In 1830  the Muslim Ottoman Empire was visibly in terminal decline and the Russian Empire was in ascendant. The British feared the invasion of India by Russia and the loss of its lucrative trade, The British lost the 4 major wars it fought with the Sikhs and the Afghanistan and eventually Afghanistan became a buffer state between the two empires. Compelled by the Americans as per the Atlantic Charter a reluctant Britain had to g...

30 Quotes in Praise of India For 2000 years, the great civilisations of India and China had an excellent relationship. Between them they represented 52% of global GDP.  Because of its great spirituality, and ability to continuously acquire, store, apply and transmit  knowledge very effectively, India was the elder brother in the relationship. India was the world's  greatest exporter of technology, culture, science, art, literature in addition to being a provider of high quality goods. People came from all over the world to study at India's countless Gurukuls , ashrams , universities and institutions. In spite of this incredible power, India never tried to conquer any land, seize resources use force, or coerce in any manner.  It preferred to have partners rather than vassals.  In today's age and time this may be considered foolish and  naive. But this is the nature of a civilisation, to always seek a win-win, mutually beneficial long last...

Understanding the Chinese invasion of India in 1962. A lesson on how to dismember a nation by, arrogance, incompetence, idiocy, dereliction and sycophancy. In late 1940s two sleeping giants began to stir awake, India and China. In 1947 India' leadership lay in the hands of a wealthy, suave, sophisticated, anglophile called Jawaharlal Nehru.  Raised in the lap of luxury,  Nehru was India's first Prime Minister. Eloquent and idealistic in thought and manner, Nehru was an arrogant and vain man. Nehru, believed power came from diplomacy, trust and friendliness. Leadership of Communist China (PRC) on the other hand was firmly in the hands of Mao Tse-tung. Rising from a humble background, Mao a cunning man become the leader after many violent struggles. Mao believed that **'All power comes from the barrel of a gun'** and was completely ruthless to attain and retain power. The two leaders with their different but overpowering personalities went about ...

The current tensions caused India-China confrontation over Dokalam has been effectively defused with both parties reverting to the original status quo. Worldwide acclaim was flowing for one of India's finest foreign affairs achievements While China was belligerent, threatening, sabre rattling and vocal, India stood her ground and remained firm with quiet dignity. Both  India and China are nuclear powers, huge militaries, with large economies and populations  glared at one another eyeball to eyeball. The Indian armed forces displayed its readiness and firmness which helped to stare down the aggressive Chinese. Effectively separated from one another by the massive Himalayan mountain range,  its one of the most difficult terrains in the world to traverse, leave alone conduct a war. When egos overshadow reason,  an uncontrollable confrontation becomes a real and frightening possibility. The Chinese are a disciplined and hardworking people and their leaders...