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Nehru’s ghost haunts Modi’s China failure

The 1962 Sino-Indian War remains a deep-seated national trauma for India, leaving a lasting imprint on the nation’s post-independence national psyche. The battle, often referred to as a “national humiliation,” saw China’s People’s Liberation Army overpower India’s unprepared forces in the barren Himalayan region. The defeat shattered Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s slogan of “Hindi Chini […]

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