Thread by @oyevivekk

Thread: Nehru & Tibet

If one starts compiling all the misdeeds & follies of Nehru, then even the brief summary of it would definitely cross 1000 pages!! Thanks to social media, most Indians are already aware of his monumental failure in the India-China war.

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Similarly, there was another failure, related to Tibet, in which his betrayal caused immense damage to an ancient culture, and denied India from having a friendly neighbor.

The story goes back to 1950, when Tibet was an independent country, housing one of the most ancient cultures, and managing a self sufficient economy.

Surprisingly, instead of being friendly with such a polite nation, Nehru was actually busy trying to appease China by sponsoring them a permanent seat in the UN security council.

Hence, as China was preparing to invade Tibet, Nehru tried to pretend to be unaware of it, despite being alerted about it well in advance by Sardar Patel.

The whole world was closely watching the China-Tibet conflict, and were actually encouraging India to take the lead in supporting Tibet.

In fact, a popular American magazine went on to report "Having maintained complete independence of China since 1912, Tibet has a strong claim to be regarded as an independent state. But it is for India to take a lead in this matter.

If India decides to support independence of Tibet as a buffer state between itself and China, Britain and U.S.A. will do well to extend formal diplomatic recognition to it."

Not surprisingly, Nehru chose to support China, and shockingly went on to ensure consistent food supply to the Chinese Army during their Tibetian invasions, which was equivalent to backstabbing Tibet!

In this manner, Nehru actually became a partner of China, in betraying Tibet, and as Karma would have it, a decade later, the same China went on to betray Nehru, who finally realized the value of Sardar Patel's advice.

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