The governments of Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh reveal to akram hoque of B&E...
We all know that the Chinese have an interesting proverb used as a subtle and sarcastic barb against foes: “May you live in interesting times”. Now just imagine for a while that Winston Churchill - the man who wanted India forever to be the crown jewel of the British Empire - was entertaining uncharitable thoughts when it was clear to him that the crown jewel would indeed be lost forever in a tidal wave of anti-Imperialism. Did he possibly utter the following words when he thought grimly about Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the architects of the modern Indian nation state: “May you live with interesting neighbours?”. There might be endless debates and controversies when we use other adjectives to describe India’s neighbours. But surely everyone will agree that China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are quite ‘interesting’, if nothing else! In fact, they - and their relationship with India - has been so interesting over the last six decades that it remains the single biggest foreign policy challenge for the country!
Surely Jawaharlal Nehru would not have had thought even in his wildest dreams (or nightmares) back in 1947 that India would face such enormous, enervating and enfeebling challenges while dealing with neighbours in the 21st century? Bangladesh then was not even a figment of imagination.
Pakistan was hostile no doubt; but jihad was something that had happened many centuries ago in West Asia. Nepal was the only Hindu Kingdom in the world with extremely close - almost umbilical - ties with India. Sri Lanka was on the cusp of attaining freedom and emerging as a South Asian paradise where the Sinhalese and Tamils co-existed in harmony. Burma was a free country where tens of thousands of Indians flourished. And yes, China was to be the friend, ally and partner of India as the Third World nations worked as comrades in arms against ‘Imperial forces’.
We all know that the Chinese have an interesting proverb used as a subtle and sarcastic barb against foes: “May you live in interesting times”. Now just imagine for a while that Winston Churchill - the man who wanted India forever to be the crown jewel of the British Empire - was entertaining uncharitable thoughts when it was clear to him that the crown jewel would indeed be lost forever in a tidal wave of anti-Imperialism. Did he possibly utter the following words when he thought grimly about Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the architects of the modern Indian nation state: “May you live with interesting neighbours?”. There might be endless debates and controversies when we use other adjectives to describe India’s neighbours. But surely everyone will agree that China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are quite ‘interesting’, if nothing else! In fact, they - and their relationship with India - has been so interesting over the last six decades that it remains the single biggest foreign policy challenge for the country!
Surely Jawaharlal Nehru would not have had thought even in his wildest dreams (or nightmares) back in 1947 that India would face such enormous, enervating and enfeebling challenges while dealing with neighbours in the 21st century? Bangladesh then was not even a figment of imagination.
Pakistan was hostile no doubt; but jihad was something that had happened many centuries ago in West Asia. Nepal was the only Hindu Kingdom in the world with extremely close - almost umbilical - ties with India. Sri Lanka was on the cusp of attaining freedom and emerging as a South Asian paradise where the Sinhalese and Tamils co-existed in harmony. Burma was a free country where tens of thousands of Indians flourished. And yes, China was to be the friend, ally and partner of India as the Third World nations worked as comrades in arms against ‘Imperial forces’.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012. An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri’s Session at IMA Indore
IIPM IN FINANCIAL TIMES, UK. FEATURE OF THE WEEK
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IIPM’s Management Consulting Arm-Planman Consulting
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IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management
IIPM makes business education truly global
Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri
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IIPM B-School Facebook Page
IIPM Global Exposure
IIPM Best B School India
IIPM B-School Detail
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