India’s troubles with its neighbors are self-created. The dispute over Kashmir could have been avoided. The border dispute with China is unnecessary. So is the nuclearization of the region. Far better relations with other neighbors are possible. Terrorism is avoidable.
Some argue that India has many troubles with its neighbors because Indian leaders naively followed certain ideals. The book argues the opposite: these troubles are created because Indian leaders did not follow the ideals they preached to others.
India’s struggle for Independence under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi is one of the greatest resistance movements the world has seen. Its sheer creativity is inspiring. Given such a legacy, India’s foreign policy is uninspiring – it is mediocre, to put it simply. The Father of the Nation is followed by very small men indeed.
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