tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post1886942687276679941..comments2023-12-29T00:08:21.051-08:00Comments on fear of a red planet: Nehru on the Sino-Japanese disputeGilman Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-16442976168438205052012-10-08T04:08:54.358-07:002012-10-08T04:08:54.358-07:00Maxwell says much the same in his book.Maxwell says much the same in his book.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-89236418950929495212012-10-08T02:36:23.673-07:002012-10-08T02:36:23.673-07:00Nehru wasn't such a peaceful idealist as many ...Nehru wasn't such a peaceful idealist as many think. You can read through this for an alternative view of his handling of the war with China. See below for an excerpt.<br /><br />http://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n15/perry-anderson/after-nehru<br /><br />If you're not in the mood to read through such a lofty essay, consider Kashmir and the instability and violence that has plagued it since. All this started and was stoked by Nehru's uncompromising stance as well.<br /><br />CP<br /><br /><i>In 1956, Zhou Enlai, pointing out to Nehru that borders between their two countries had never been agreed by any treaty in the past, and needed to be determined, told him that notwithstanding its imperialist origins, China was willing to take a ‘more or less realistic position’ on the McMahon Line. To this Nehru replied that the northern frontiers of the British Empire, as bequeathed to India, were unnegotiable.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-62756524387094568632012-09-09T03:42:26.187-07:002012-09-09T03:42:26.187-07:00I don't know - haven't finished the book. ...I don't know - haven't finished the book. Rather too much reading on my plate at the moment and I'm doing my typical thing of just leaving books all over the place and reading whatever's nearest to hand.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-1309547842790203672012-09-09T03:15:26.718-07:002012-09-09T03:15:26.718-07:00Nehru was a man with a keen mind. He saw the absur...Nehru was a man with a keen mind. He saw the absurdity of the situation, but saw himself in no position to resist the usual conclusions.justrecentlyhttp://justrecently.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com