1/11
Sardar Patel's letter to Jawaharlal Nehru.
On #China & #Tibet.
Stark contrast to the far-sightedness of Sardar Patel.
Doesn't also reflect well on the BJP leadership either, that chose to get fooled by China, and ignore both history & realities.
2/11
"The Chinese Government has tried to delude us by professions of peaceful intention."
#SardarPatel #Nehru #China #Tibet
3/11
"The tragedy of it is that the Tibetans put faith in us; they choose to be guided by us, and we have been unable to get them out of the meshes of Chinese diplomacy or Chinese malevolence."
#SardarPatel #Nehru #China #Tibet
4/11
"Our Ambassador has been at great pains to find an explanation or justification for Chinese policy and actions."
#SardarPatel #Nehru #China #Tibet
5/11
"This feeling, if genuinely entertained by the Chinese in spite of your [Nehru's] direct approaches to them, indicates that even though we regard ourselves as friends of China, the Chinese do not regard us as their friends."
#SardarPatel #Nehru #China #Tibet