Tag: Sardar Patel
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The Chinese betrayal, early warnings unheeded – Part 2
It is time we reminded ourselves of the prophetic words of Sardar Patel and Sri Aurobindo as we face renewed threats across the Himalayas. It is true the situation today is different…
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The Chinese betrayal, early warnings unheeded – Part 1
It is often said that ‘those who forget history are condemned to repeat it’. The truth of this adage is seldom realized. With the brutal and savage killings of unarmed Indian soldiers…
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Congress and the BJP, tweedledum and tweedledee
The Muslim has many issues with the Congress. What has become of him in the 60 years of Congress rule, he was able to see in the mirror of the Sachar Committee…
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Has Congress always been averse to RSS?
When Patel suggested to Golwalkar that the RSS should join the Congress, the RSS supremo was quick with his response. The two should work separately and “converge”. When, pray, would they “converge”?…
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Sardar Patel’s letter to Girja Shankar Bajpai on Tibet
“In these circumstances, one thing, to my mind, is quite clear; and, that is, that we cannot be friendly with China and must think in terms of defense against a determined, calculating,…
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Sardar Patel’s letter to Nehru on Tibet
There are different views on the Indian policy towards China and the Tibet issue. I will write more on that some other day. I have reproduced here the letter written by then…