Nehru's 97 Major Blunders

by Rajnikant Puranik

Blunder-1. Allowing Tibet to be annexed by China, and recognising China’s claim over Tibet. This allowed Tibet-India borders to become China-India borders, bringing with them all the associated problems (Blunder#33 above). Blunder-2. Not settling the border-issue with China, and being inflexible about it. (Blunder#35) Blunder-3. Signing Panchsheel agreement with China in 1954 without first settling the borders. (Blunder#34) Blunder-4. Change of Indian maps unilaterally after July 1954 without mutual discussions with the other party—China. (Blunder#35) Blunder-5. Nehru’s refusal to consider the proposal of the Chinese delegation in 1960 of East-West give-and-take swap on the McMahon Line and Aksai Chin. (Blunder#35) Blunder-6. Ill-conceived, non-forward-looking Forward Policy of establishing indefensible border posts in disputed areas, provoking China, or giving China the excuse to attack. (Details further down) Blunder-7. Absurd assumption on the part of Nehru and his close group that China would not attack even if India established certain posts in the disputed areas. (Details further down) Blunder-8. Leaving the forward posts grossly under-manned and under-armed, with inadequate logistics in place. (Details further down) Blunder-9. Politicisation of the army high command. Favouritism. Putting in place sycophants and submissive officers at top positions who would kowtow to political bosses. Eventually, some of these chosen submissive officers co...