most Chinese analyses argue that India was planning to take an aggressive stance in Tibet. They have persevered with the theory that India’s objective was always to undermine Chinese attempts to rule Tibet so that India could turn it into a protectorate of its own. So long as this assumption continues to be put forth, and the issue is seen only from the Chinese point of view, the Forward Policy will continue to be labelled as India’s biggest folly. In reality, the Indians had been patrolling much further forward prior to the directives being issued for the implementation of the Forward Policy.
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