'India Walked Away From Tibet, Not Looking Back' 

India didn't walk away from Tibet but Nawab Nehru walked away.Those days Nehru acted as Nawab of India considered india as his kingdom of his father handed to him by M K Gandhi.He had all habits of Nawabs of pre independence era and was busy in those activities,hence had little time to look to national interests like J&K,ceding 35-50% of it to Pakistan,approaching UN unilaterally after ordering ceasefire despite resistance from Indian Army.Ceding 38000 square kilometres in Ladakh to china and not objecting to china annexation of Tibet.Nawab Nehru committed blunders India is paying dearly till date and how long we and our future generations will continue to pay only God knows.MKGandhi too has his share in this suffering of Indians by allowing Muslims to stay back in India despite giving these snakes separate country as per their demands.Both Nawab Nehru and MK Gandhi are architects of this position india is in

Nehru and his family has ruined India financially and strategically.. Worst Leader. Imagine what India would have been , if SVP was first PM.

Very informative. Finally the Indian establishment has come to realize the importance of Tibet. Hopefully this will be acted upon.Thanks a lot

An ostrich mindset of 50s and 60s gave way to present situation.

One china policy = One India policy (includes Entire JK, Pok, Gilgit Balitstan)

Communism is a transient phenomenon. It thrives on hunger. Once people have their basic need communism time is up. So sometime in future China will break up and we will have a Tibet back as neighbors. Yes Nehru was a curse for not just India but Tibet

More I learn about the real history of India and Tibet, more I start feeling hatred and disgust for Nehru and his clan. They had ruined our civilization and heritage in addition to entire Indian history. I was already of firm belief about the deep interlinks between Indian and Tibet culture which I feel has been vindicated by this great author.

Yes India did walk away, left Tibet out to dry and allowed the genocide to begin. Hasn't stopped yet. Indira told UN 'No nothing happening in Tibet, all is good".

If we look back at the origin of any problematic issue, one man's name is etched firmly...NEHRU

Tough for India to recover Tibet. Congress and Nehru harmed India.

His Holiness The Dalai Lama, himself is the witness of how he and his fellow Tibetans had suffered and gone through.

This channel needs more subscribers. Way underrated.

Grateful to Claude Arpi for clarity of the past historical events in the loss of Tibet to traitor China. I hope Arpi continue to disclose historical facts.

It's time India have a relook at its Tibet Factor and dump the One China policy. Using the SFF against China is a beginning

Free Tibet 🙏 Jai Hind 👍

Indian mythology and epics clearly mention Himalayas as the abode of Lord Shiva and parvathi

Can't watch, breaks my heart.

Thank you Mr. Claude Arpi for your precious research. Kindly feel free to start using stronger adjectives in your next interviews and books - for example “Indian foolishness about Tibet must rank among the most foolish decisions in the history of mankind”.

Nehru failed policies despite Sardar Patel's warnings led to loss of tibet, Aksai Chin and loss of 40000 sq km of land

Stratnews Global how do you manage to make such a gem of a show! I mean you have access to such scholarly experts who astonish us with their wisdom. Here is Mr Claude Arpi who is not an Indian & doesn't have to be biased towards India. Even so he exposes the duplicity of China while being blunt about Indias errors in Tibet policy. Mr Arpi has shared with us wealth of knowledge & history being neutral. He has shared insights which hardly any of us knew before. Clearly he lays out our failure in upholding our traditional relationship with Tibet. Begining rightly with the romantic notions of pacifism against a nation who asks what is nonviolence! It is saddening to know the facts about the colossal loss independent relations with Tibet. The ever expansionist CCP China will loose one day & democracy would be established.

We made a big mistake of turning a blind eye to Chinese occupation of Tibet . We let down our Tibetan brothers and sisters and now we suffer too . This is karma . It’s not too late to reverse our mistakes . End one China policy . Aim for freedom for Tibet . And am important aim for QUAD . USA wants an alliance and give them one with our aim on table : free Tibet , all Kashmir back into India

This is such a valuable and insightful conversation! Kudos!

Really informative and down to earth discussion. Thank u

Amazing insightful observations from Claude Arpi!

Dear Gangadharan Garu When we get to know the errors of Jawaharlal Nehru, first impression was an error!! But when we look at all his errors, we get a doubt whether these are willing errors especially limiting the Hindus rights and supporting Muslims. In north lost border and Manassarovar which is heart of Hindu religion! As regards Kashmir abosolute injustice to Hindus! Now it has become a big blunder! His daughter made india secular where as all other religious people inspite of all misbehaviour they are right, only Hindus are wrong His grand son was so happy when Hindus are kicked out of Kashmir happily sleeping as if it won’t worry him. All these events can not be called errors, there seems to be an anti Hindu agenda in Nehru family blood, what a tragedy!!!! His wife is clinging to party politics like bat and became most corrupt person in india!!!! Now she wants her dumb son to be prime minister!!! What grate first family Jai hind Bharat Mata ki Jai Dr cvsastry

Wonderful insight..such expertise should be included by strategic committee on Tibet policy. Wonder we have even instituted such a group and committee.

For those blaming India it was Chacha Nehru who made the blunder by supplying Chinese army with food in 53 for capturing tibet, then it never believed China will go against India, he was dumb, after 62 war CIA and RAW of India came together but USA then left the support and help in Independent Tibet cause to focuse more on USSR primarily after Sino Soviet split. While USA left the fight for helping Tibet and Nehru was dumb and idiot, Indian Army and RAW maintained special Tibetian forces like SFF and Establishment 22. USA is to be greatly greatly blamed for this blunder too.

Thank You for the video.

Great insight of the history.

Very good interview and points put by the guest. Appreciate his candid suggestions. Hope Narendra Modi and respective stake holder are hearing this interview.

An excellent account of the real history around India Tibet affair. It'll be good to know the titles of the books, if they're in English. Best wishes to the author for the completion of his current book.

Please give English subtitles to follow the conversation.

Monsieur Arpi offers the proper roadmap for Indian leadership - how the grave Tibet mistake India committed can be corrected.

India should strongly take up Tibet independence and Baloch Freedom in UNGA. Take the battle to their homes.

It's a public forum, everyone is entitled to his views, encourage people to Express, instead of suppressing.

EXCELLENT analogy

Great conversation

Good knowledge this guest...

Good analysis

Please have more interactions with Monsieur Arpi : he can show our spineless foreign policy blunders of the past, like a mirror in front of our eyes.

Blood boils when we hear the historical connection between India and Tibet from ancient times, how can India give Tibet and now China want more land of India, just basic knowledge, A slkh who visited Tibet in 1900 to 1922 Sadhu Sunder Singh writes that no border between India and Tibet, Sadhu Sunder Singh always use to go Mount Kailash to visit 300yrs Maharishi , he tells the names of all lamas correctly in his book, one beauty, I found the Sikh, Pundits and Tibetan living in close hormony without problem, I really dont know on what basis China claimed Tibet. Particularly see the Tebitan Language, its similar to north east and Tibetan can also learn Hindi easily due to historical link. Only Mongol king conquered Tibet for brief period, China don't have any connection. India must take back Tibet and protect and Train Tibetan until Tibetan can manage independently🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Good man.

Nehru and his incompetence is the reason why Tibet and India are facing border issues today.

Thanks for bringing Tibet on the World agenda

Impressive articulation

india now is paying for letting down tibet...

During that time, Mao got a larger than life image, for most Asians, due to his success in Korea. They saw how he manhandled the colonial powers there.

It is a pity that the audio- visuals of this program - primarily the former - render these otherwise intelligent discussions largely unintelligible.

India has to understand that China would like to isolate India from becoming a super power as only India matches China in population and land mass. Other countries like Japan and South Korea etc are small countries in terms of population and land mass. Also those countries enjoy NATO allies treaty and have USA as a back up. China will not dare attack those countries or create problems. India under no alignment movement didn’t join any faction and has been paying that price. China by indirectly providing Pakistan arms and ammunition has been keeping India busy in wars and unrest while China has been progressing economically. India needs to change its mentality thinking that winning from Pakistan is enough. Pakistan is half the size of India. India could win Pakistan in a few day’s if it goes to full scale war. India must compete with China to become a super power and not restrict itself to smaller country level like Pakistan, nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc. India should start taking steps like a super power mentality.

Nehru and Congress failed. He tried to hold morals but was not a good strategists and was surrounded by yes men. India failed, and has done so regularly. Look at the Shimla agreement - wonderful piece of paper, sympathy from Indira Gandhi but it has not helped India. Now lets learn from history and ensure that China's hunger is managed effectively and appropriately. A good analysis and interview.

Give respect to get respect should be the rule of India w.r.t China.

#FreeTibit

This is a response to a friend who sent this youtube video. Betrayal is a very strong word without taking in to account the circumstances of the time. India and China both got independence around same time, one with non-violence, another with revolution. Both were heavily populated, illiterate and very low per capita income. Nehru opted democracy, individual rights and want to develop India through Socialist policies. China opted Communism, dictatorial rule and no individual rights. India has to deal with partition and the problems associated with the division of the country including Kashmir. After World War II, the cold war erupted between Soviet Union and USA, and Nehru was forced to take sides. Nehru navigated under those circumstances and tried his best. Earlier I said judging Nehru like Monday morning quarterback is unfair. When Nehru became the PM, India was not manufacturing aspirin nor a needle. He has to improve the education, healthcare and employment to 32 Crore people. Nehru genuinely thought both India and China are old civilisations, heavily populated and poor, and agreed to sign puncha sheel to coexist and support each other. It is China who betrayed India time after time to this day. You can blame Nehru for trusting China, but calling Nehru a betrayer is unwise. China from the begining has expansionist goals because of Communist dictatorship. Crores of people died in China with starvation, no one there to ask because of a closed society. Nehru could not do such thing because India was an open society and Indian Communists were eager to support China to this day. Basically Nehru hands were tied, and now blaming Nehru for everything is wrong. Nehru died 56 years ago, subsequently many people governed India, including BJP Vajpayee. They could have alter the policy. Can you blame other leaders too also betrayed because they too failed? Because of Nehru’s vision, today we are still a democracy. He build the institutions that emerged India as the 4th biggest economy. Now, our leaders can change the policy without blaming the past. Instead what is happening in India is the Hindutva(RSS) forces want to polarise the people based on religion and stay in power and impose Brahminical values. Their goal is to demonise Nehru and his accomplishments. Can you blame Nehru keeping India as a Secular country? Because of him, Kashmir is still part of India. Many things happened in India after Nehru such as Votebank politics, population explosion, high unemployment. Because of high unemployment, Saudi petro dollars helped to establish thousands of Madrases in India to brain wash the poor Muslim youth. It helped the RSS to consolidate the power among the Hindu Indians exploiting the Muslim fear. India can revamp their national policies without criticising Nehru and come up with policies to reduce the population and unemployment. China took advantage of Globalisation and emerged as the second biggest economic power of the world, and their per capita income is three times higher than India. If Tibetans want to fight for their freedom, India should train them and help them. RSS can’t divide the society based on religion and able to stand against the most powerful China. In my humble opinion, there is no modern India without the Nehru’s vision! Regards, Madhu K. Reddy

What stupid choices did we make after independence. He is right by saying we were romantic

Whereas China was totally unreasonable with India why should not India go aggressive and go hard and beat China?

This is the right time for India to recognise Tibetan govt in exile. His holiness Dalai Lama should also appoint his successor or centuries old tradition will be lost for ever.

INDIA is so close to Tibet as UP is to DELHI ,Besides there was close cultural

WHOLE WORLD including USA gifted Tibbat to Cheen back in 1959. Poverty stricken India whose literacy rate back then was under 30% had ABSOLUTELY no ability , nor logistics to send its ill equipped army to Lhasa to fight the cruel bloodthirsty PLA. Even today the superb Indian army can’t even dream of reaching Lhasa in case of a war!

China liberated Tibetans from slavery, while India embraced the Dalai Lama, the largest salve owner of the world. China provides free health care to all Tibetans, build new houses for Tibetans. Each year the Chinese central government subsidize the Tibetan local government10 billion dollars for the general welfare of Tibet. Can India do any of these?

Very sad..

Indian leaders evidently have not only a poor sense of history, but a desire to have a monopoly of negotiations without any ground or military knowledge which has led the Chinese to take more than they have given away. Panch sheel and recognition of Tibet as part of China without any reciprocal advantages shows our attitude of appeasement of those we consider more powerful. All agreemrnts made since 1993 shows how the Chinese have side stepped the main question of demarcation and turned our military patrols in to a group for waving banners. As Claude Arpi says the Corps Commabder leading the negotiations has deep knowledge of Tibet and understanding of ground. He should also be part of the Foreign Minister's negotiating team, which is filled up by diplomats who little knowkedge of security realities.

Coz of DMK advertising how many of you skipped the video.. I did

As a common Indian citizen I declare that Nehru was a traitor and that the agreements like Panchsheel etc are Null and Void. We have to go back to pre 1950 era without any agreements. Cannot digest all of this. An act of treachery cannot be binding on future free citizens of India. I am sure all will be ready to sign a petition on this if required.

It is Nehru who messed up the Tibet issue. Indians are Tibet's friend. Indians want to see free Tibet.

India walked away from Tibet and will honor all it's promises and agreements with other countries but not at the cost of its sovereignty.If other countries act against India's interest then India can change its policies whether it is PoK GB .Tibet,Taiwan or any other issues.

The only option we have is to wait for the next cycle in Chinese history

It is not too late to realise the mistake/ Himalyan blunder even now but act effectivlely so as to set right the wrong doings of the past by all means.Only then neighbourhood of SE Asian countries can prosper independantly.

Well done, more Tibet discussions please. One of the reasons I will never support congress.

Mr.Surya gandaran it's murrkee on nheru, his personal interest leave Tibet.to China,is became therrt to India for that nation never excuse.

INDIA HAS ALREADY GIVEN UP ON ASKAI CHIN SO WHAT IS THE INDIAN ARMY FIGHTING FOR ???? AN IMAGINARY LINE ??? THEY FIRST NEED TO TAKE BACK ASKAI CHIN AND THEN TALK THE TALL TALK OF LIBERATING TIBET!!

THAT WILL RESTORE INDIAN HONOUR!! NOT THE RSS STICK FIGHTERS AND THE GAU RAKSHAKS.....INDIAN ARMY GO AND TAKE BACK ASKAI CHIN , THEN POK RIGHT UP TO THE KHUJERAB PASS !!

Was Nahru the dumbest leader ever?

A very informative discussion shows how Nehru's India Betrayed and back stabbed Friend Tibet.Today India is reaping what it had sown in the 1950s.Karma has come full circle..to Haunt India..

Free Tibet!

One thing is clear - congress had no idea of governance.

CLAUD IS 100% CORRECT THE CHINESE USE LANGUAGE AS THE FIRST LINE OF ENCRYPTION!! AS THE AMERICANS LEARNT HARD WAY IN THE KOREAN TALKS ! THE CHINESE NEVER MEAN WHAT THEY SAY !!! SO THE INDIAN ARMY AND MEA NEEDS CHINESE SPEAKING OFFICERS!! AS THE AMERICANS SAY DONT GO BY WHAT THE CHINESE SAY BUT BY WHAT THEY DO !!

It happened only due to wrong and foolish policy of Nehru. He didn't estimate the strategic value of Tibet not only in respect of land but water and old silk route.

No use to cry over spilled milk and the blunders of Nehru and Menon despite of Sardar Patel's foresight and warnings. Let's try to correct the situation and get Tibet its independence and role as a friendly buffer state between India and China.

How should we liberate Tibet from China. Big mistakes by Nehru by accepting Tibet control by Chinese

Tibet was never part of India. Try having toilets first. 🤣

May Be We Lost Trust Too..But The Point Is What We Can Do Now.. Losing A Peaceful Neighbour & Culture That Belonging To Us ..

Indian leadership was the weakest of that time. Either they were scared of Chinese or not prepared militarily nor the Babus of that time specially Nehru. Somebody else’s region was handed over just like that. Listen to this author what he says. Truthfulness. Stubbornness of Nehru and dictatorial mentality and other parliamentary voices were silenced. Army was not allowed anything. Congress Babus have ruined the country.

We don't have to worry about Tibet or anything else. Our politicians and especially this government is ruining us in every possible way. Everything will be sold in coming decade and India will again be a colony of different powers and corporations.

India was never a United country, even north and south were different regions and states,

Terrible Political mistakes were made by Pandit Nehru! An idealist, a wooly headed Anglophile, with leftist views, Proud of his brahminical Kashmiri Ancestry. His family moved away from Kashmir and adopted Allahabad. Mahatma Gandhi was impressed by his capacity to address the congress party, whereas Gandhi was a poor speaker. Gandhi Ji impressed the poor masses and assuaged their religious emotions with his prayer meetings. His capacity to take Self punishment was impressive and made him a Pir for the ordinary Muslims as well. He too was fooled by Jinnah. Nehru was fooled by Sheikh Abdullah, and knew not how to engage the Chinese. An imperial power experimenting with communist ideology. There was no comprehension of the Chinese Psyche. I remember reading of Dr. kotnis when I was 12, that informed me somewhat about the condition of the Chinese poor. The trading between Hindustan and China. The common man spoke different dialects while Mandarin was an imperial language.The Xenophobia of Hindus is remarkable, there was Little attempt to understand their neighbour, who were the Melechas, animal eating insect and snake eating people lacking in fine sensitivities. Still no attempt at understanding their Psyche. No Chinese speaking Sociologists or Psychologists around. No attempt to create a behavioural unit that understands the psycho-social product that is the member of the PLA. and the member of the Ruling party. How stupid we are! So many Chinese know our Languages, Marathi, Telugu Tamil and Hindi. How many of us learn Cantonese, or Mongolian or Tibetan. Don’t try to reassure yourself with the same rhetoric. The Chinese are clever, innovative, hard working people, who can manage with minimum comforts.

Historically India was never been a single country, except in Ashoka, s time and under Mughals and British, even in those time there were 600 smaller states with autonomous and semi autonomous status.

Keep dreaming. That’s Indians do the best.

Indian fault lines are varied and distinct, only way it can survive as a United country, is firm believe and practice of democracy, more power to provinces, and non interference in people's religion and faith. Secularism ......