While on the topic:
While China made the necessary diplomatic outreach to various countries, enabled logistics and supply, and made thorough plans, the Indian side did not take the situation seriously, convinced that this would be as easy a victory as their prior annexations of smaller weaker neighbours.
What happened was a thoroughly one sided beatdown; India's initial reaction was to pump out fake stories in their national press of overwhelming victory against the Chinese, received with great public rapport, however when it became apparent that there was no hope of recovery they admitted the truth, with jubilation turning to a nasty humiliation driven outrage.
They spun it as a betrayal of India by China, notwithstanding the fact that India sought to test China at a time when food supply was still insufficient and famine was still an occurrence. They also scapegoated Nehru, claiming that it was his weakness, not the fact that there was no preparation, no planning or logistics, and outdated WW1/WW2 era weaponry (Indian soldiers carried approximately 50 rounds each, for bolt action rifles, whereas Chinese soldiers were armed with Type 56 semi auto (SKS) and RPD, and had sufficient ammunition stores).
No doubt anglo media has some part to play, however to the indians, the 1962 skirmish was in a way their Nanjing type injustice and victimisation which in their minds would culminate in reform and final revenge against the Chinese.
However, looking at the last 62 years since, it is apparent that there has been zero self reflection on why they failed so badly, leading to a smaller scale repeat in the Galwan clash (hilariously it was China this time that broke the truth to the Indian public).
And again, after a brief moment of realisation, the Indians went straight back into delusion and denial, even releasing a movie so they can keep believing in their moral victory.
Sometimes one might be mistaken to think that it is bad leadership that causes India to misstep and squander each and every opportunity, but from countless personal experiences and observations, exemplified by the shop fight video, it is the Indian character itself that is the cause of their own troubles.
The seed for the indians' hatred and jealousy was the 1962 border skirmish, where they were beaten so bad despite their self perceived strength (they had recently expelled the Portuguese from somewhere in India).
While China made the necessary diplomatic outreach to various countries, enabled logistics and supply, and made thorough plans, the Indian side did not take the situation seriously, convinced that this would be as easy a victory as their prior annexations of smaller weaker neighbours.
What happened was a thoroughly one sided beatdown; India's initial reaction was to pump out fake stories in their national press of overwhelming victory against the Chinese, received with great public rapport, however when it became apparent that there was no hope of recovery they admitted the truth, with jubilation turning to a nasty humiliation driven outrage.
They spun it as a betrayal of India by China, notwithstanding the fact that India sought to test China at a time when food supply was still insufficient and famine was still an occurrence. They also scapegoated Nehru, claiming that it was his weakness, not the fact that there was no preparation, no planning or logistics, and outdated WW1/WW2 era weaponry (Indian soldiers carried approximately 50 rounds each, for bolt action rifles, whereas Chinese soldiers were armed with Type 56 semi auto (SKS) and RPD, and had sufficient ammunition stores).
No doubt anglo media has some part to play, however to the indians, the 1962 skirmish was in a way their Nanjing type injustice and victimisation which in their minds would culminate in reform and final revenge against the Chinese.
However, looking at the last 62 years since, it is apparent that there has been zero self reflection on why they failed so badly, leading to a smaller scale repeat in the Galwan clash (hilariously it was China this time that broke the truth to the Indian public).
And again, after a brief moment of realisation, the Indians went straight back into delusion and denial, even releasing a movie so they can keep believing in their moral victory.
Sometimes one might be mistaken to think that it is bad leadership that causes India to misstep and squander each and every opportunity, but from countless personal experiences and observations, exemplified by the shop fight video, it is the Indian character itself that is the cause of their own troubles.
