Pakistan was nearly one-third of India on Independence. Today it is only one-fourth of India.
Who achieved this?
Congress!
What is BJP's contribution?
NOTHING
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Who achieved this?
Congress!
What is BJP's contribution?
NOTHING
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Congress Governments added 337,239 km² of land to India in 54 years. And broke Pakistan into two pieces.
Pakistan lost 14.8% of their land in this period.
Let's talk about some history.
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Pakistan lost 14.8% of their land in this period.
Let's talk about some history.
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Map of independent India 👇
Jammu & Kashmir was not part of independent India. It got acceded after two months, having lost today's PoK to Pakistan. India never lost any territory in PoK since then.
In fact, we occupied Siachen through Operation Meghdoot in 1984.
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Jammu & Kashmir was not part of independent India. It got acceded after two months, having lost today's PoK to Pakistan. India never lost any territory in PoK since then.
In fact, we occupied Siachen through Operation Meghdoot in 1984.
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Operation Meghdoot was a fascinating operation, meticulously planned and executed brilliantly.
We've sent our soldiers to Antarctica for training in 1982 to get acclimatised to Siachen, outwitting Pakistan.
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We've sent our soldiers to Antarctica for training in 1982 to get acclimatised to Siachen, outwitting Pakistan.
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You might be read about the Bangladesh war, which resulted in the biggest Army surrender in modern history.
93,000 Pak soldiers surrendered in front of us, in the 13 days war despite the US sending its warship in the Bay of Bengal.
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93,000 Pak soldiers surrendered in front of us, in the 13 days war despite the US sending its warship in the Bay of Bengal.
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To understand our relations with USSR at that time, go through this letter.
Four months before the Bangladesh war, Russia gave two top-secret letters to PMO.
1. President Yahya Khan's letter to Soviet PM Kosygin
2. Pak's letter to Chairman of the UN Security Council
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Four months before the Bangladesh war, Russia gave two top-secret letters to PMO.
1. President Yahya Khan's letter to Soviet PM Kosygin
2. Pak's letter to Chairman of the UN Security Council
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Another brilliant move by Mrs. Gandhi was to annexe Sikkim to India, without letting it fall into the hands of China.
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The bulk of the land that was captured was during the Nehru era. While Kashmir has acceded, Junagadh came through a referendum.
Hyderabad (today's Telangana) was annexed through a war.
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Hyderabad (today's Telangana) was annexed through a war.
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Portuguese and French colonies like Goa, Puducherry, Daman-Diu, Dadra-NH were annexed and integrated well. It might seem like a simple affair today.
Consider British occupied territories of China Hong-Kong and Taiwan. They couldn't integrate it well so far.
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Consider British occupied territories of China Hong-Kong and Taiwan. They couldn't integrate it well so far.
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You might be thinking why am I not talking about Aksai Chin. Yes, we lost it. But was Nehru's forward policy behind the loss? No.
Go through this thread, if you want to know what made China attack India.
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Go through this thread, if you want to know what made China attack India.
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What did non-Congress Governments do?
Janata Party - Jan Sangh Government under Morarji Desai tried to destroy R&AW. He made Pakistan a nuclear nation.
Pakistan honoured him with their highest award Nishaan-e-Pakistan for the services rendered (11/16)
dailyo.in/politics/morar…
Janata Party - Jan Sangh Government under Morarji Desai tried to destroy R&AW. He made Pakistan a nuclear nation.
Pakistan honoured him with their highest award Nishaan-e-Pakistan for the services rendered (11/16)
dailyo.in/politics/morar…
What about Vajpayee?
In the Kargil war, we gave up too soon and lost a strategically important point-5353 to Pakistan. I couldn't find the exact area of land we lost.
I estimated around 10 km² based on the descriptions available. (12/16)
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In the Kargil war, we gave up too soon and lost a strategically important point-5353 to Pakistan. I couldn't find the exact area of land we lost.
I estimated around 10 km² based on the descriptions available. (12/16)
theprint.in/defence/why-po…
We lost 1,383 lives in China war of 1962. But a lesser-known fact is that we lost 1,874 lives in an unfought war, Operation Parakram.
Read more:
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Read more:
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Next is the Kandahar episode. We ended up releasing three notorious terrorists and gave tons of money to the Taliban. Masood Azhar planned Pulwama.
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Finally, my dear Modiji's turn:
What did he achieve? Instead of showing red-eyes to China, he showed red-eyes to Nepal. Now both of them are showing us red-eyes.
We lost of strategic territory in Ladakh to China.
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What did he achieve? Instead of showing red-eyes to China, he showed red-eyes to Nepal. Now both of them are showing us red-eyes.
We lost of strategic territory in Ladakh to China.
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Now we don't have any true friends in our neighbourhood. We don't have a trustworthy friend in US or Russia now.
Look at what USSR did for us in 1971. Do we have anyone like that now?
What was built with several decades of hard work is destroyed by one man's ego.
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Look at what USSR did for us in 1971. Do we have anyone like that now?
What was built with several decades of hard work is destroyed by one man's ego.
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Correction: Sikkim was not annexed. A democratic referendum was held and people chose India.
Thanks @asdfg65828761 pointing it out.
nytimes.com/1975/04/16/arc…
Thanks @asdfg65828761 pointing it out.
nytimes.com/1975/04/16/arc…
