It was early 1930s and the army of Japan was marauding through China. The vacillating and fragmented government of China appealed to the League of Nations for relief.
In answer, Japan captured virtually the entire Chinese territory and ruthlessly subjugated a once proud civilization till its military defeat in 1945. The fantastic thing is, even while under the Imperial boot of Japan, there were Chinese visionaries thinking about the ‘manifest destiny’ of the Middle Kingdom, once the Second World War got over. Led by many of these faceless visionaries, the entire Chinese psyche developed a strategic doctrine: Never again will China allow other powerful nations to humiliate it. Within five years of the War getting over, and just about a year after Mao took over, China annexed Tibet. In the subsequent six decades, it has single- mindedly pursued its national interests to emerge as a strategic rival to the mighty United States. As Mao was taking over China in 1948, India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru referred the Pakistani invasion of Jammu and Kashmir to the United Nations. India is still paying a price for that fantastic act of strategic naiveté. After annexing Tibet, the Chinese ran rings around Indian diplomacy, eventually leading to the 1962 military humiliation that still continues to haunt the Indian psyche.
In answer, Japan captured virtually the entire Chinese territory and ruthlessly subjugated a once proud civilization till its military defeat in 1945. The fantastic thing is, even while under the Imperial boot of Japan, there were Chinese visionaries thinking about the ‘manifest destiny’ of the Middle Kingdom, once the Second World War got over. Led by many of these faceless visionaries, the entire Chinese psyche developed a strategic doctrine: Never again will China allow other powerful nations to humiliate it. Within five years of the War getting over, and just about a year after Mao took over, China annexed Tibet. In the subsequent six decades, it has single- mindedly pursued its national interests to emerge as a strategic rival to the mighty United States. As Mao was taking over China in 1948, India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru referred the Pakistani invasion of Jammu and Kashmir to the United Nations. India is still paying a price for that fantastic act of strategic naiveté. After annexing Tibet, the Chinese ran rings around Indian diplomacy, eventually leading to the 1962 military humiliation that still continues to haunt the Indian psyche.For Complete IIPM Article, Click here
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2008
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
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