Ashok Syndrome And Prithviraj Syndrome

_The Ashok Syndrome:_*
And the *Prithviraj syndrome* have troubled India for a long time!!


*An interesting article by a Retd Army Officer:*

In India, it's never about Ideology.. It is only about Civilisation..

And to put it on record this is why PM Modi faces a massive smear campaign from a powerful Lobby..

But this did not start in 2014.. It started long ago, we have to go back by Centuries to understand this..

India wasn't born in 1947, because unlike many other Countries we got Independence and were not created afresh.. Therefore, what happened *before* 1947 is as important as what happened *after* 1947..

The most underrated event in our History being the *Kalinga War* of 265 BC..

The War changed Ashok, the famous Mauryan Ruler but it also change India for centuries to come..

The Emperor became Pacifist.. Whatever be his own ideology, it is very easy to confuse reluctance to wage War with a senselessly defensive mindset..

For years to come, the Indian Civilisation became utterly defensive..

Succeeding Indian Dynasties and Emperors would avoid expansionism..

But their ability to perceive and pre-empt threats also went down..

Compromise and Forgiveness became the keywords of our Civilisation..

The Ashok Syndrome would soon become the Prithviraj Syndrome..

Indians have been valiant Warriors, but the issue is that of excessive magnanimity.. Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghori in the 11th century, but let him go.. Later, Ghori defeated Prithviraj and blinded him..

In the course of this thread, you will realise how we would keep getting betrayed just like Prithviraj Chauhan another 10 Centuries later..

Anyway, Prithviraj Chauhan's unnecessary magnanimity allowed Islamic conquest of India..

This, of course, led to Centuries of plunder..

After the Kalinga War, we never achieved a system that would match up to the aggression against Indian Civilisation..

The unnecessarily defensive regime would give way to Islamic conquest, and Islamic conquest would give way to the British Raj..

Needless to mention, the Social thinkers and commoners also became timid about their own Civilisation..

Britishers made us believe that we were Misogynist and Archaic..

Some of our most celebrated Social thinkers relentlessly promoted British Education as a Panacea..

As I told you, everything is about Civilisation.. Every successive regime shamed anyone who tried to stand up for civilisational pride..

British era gave way for the Nehruvian Era.. India's Political leadership again ordained that India would adopt strategic restraint..

China entered our Territory.. So, India's first Prime Minister said, "not a blade of grass grows" in those Barren Mountains..

Of course, no one in the intellectual lobby protested.. Nehru was doing what they wanted him to do.. Be magnanimous to the extent of being self- harming..

Nehru was only continuing what started with the Kalinga War.. Then came Indira.. She suffered the Prithviraj Syndrome.. Won the 1971 War, but gave away the exploits in Shimla Agreement..

Pakistan turned another Ghori.. ISI came up with a Doctrine - bleed India through a thousand cuts..

This doesn't end here.. Vajpayee faced the wrath of the Eco-system for many reasons.. The only thing they don't criticise him for is not crossing the LoC during the 1999 Kargil War.. This is again a manifestation of extreme generosity.. Pakistan could cross the LoC but India would not..

The Parliament attack happened, we didn't retaliate.. Operation Prakram never materialised into anything..

Few years later, 26/11 happened.. But India's then PM Manmohan Singh chose, "Strategic restraint.."

No one in a Powerful Lobby criticised him..

As long as you don't go beyond the Lakshman Rekha that has been drawn by Centuries of timidity, no one will rebuke you..

But then came PM Modi on the stage..!
Pakistan attacked in Uri, so the Para SF caused damage to Terror Launchpads across the LoC..

With the Balakot Airstrikes, he still went several steps further..

Of course, he is hated..

After several Centuries, India is pre-empting threats..

We had stopped pre-empting in 265 BC, how come we could pre-empt now..

Modi-hate is not about ideology, it’s about Civilisation.!!

I wish and I hope that this Modi succeeds in transforming our mindset for the other Modis' to follow the suit, because one Modi will not be sufficient enough to clear the rot accumulated through Centuries..

*(This is a very well articulated post of Siddharth Gautam)*

Interesting......some Food for thought... for Indians.

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Whether the leader does it with a noble intention or just to bask in glory, ultimate burden is on citizens.

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• It was not merely civilisational aspect. Our kings before the Mughal encroachments were fighting each other. When Mughals came, one or the other sided with the Mughals to fight our own other kings. Such utter selfishness paid us dearly. Similarly, some of our kings sided with the British against the other kings and paid for it. Internicine quarrels, hatred and jealousy paid us. Now some States are fighting against some other ones. Such shameful elements are tolerated in our country.
  
  When battle of Haldighati was going on, a commander asked the C-in-C, how we're going to segregate the dead bodies of the rival armies. He cooly replied,' It's not necessary. On both sides Rajputs are fighting'.
• What's Ashoka syndrome and what's Prithviraj syndrome?
  After Ashoka throughout to Harshvardhan, the last great Hindu king, ahimsa paramo dharma: was our credo (except during Samudragupta's rule in Gupta period during 4th century AD when he brought the entire country under his rule). This Ahimsa policy emasculated our martial ardour.
  Secondly we always had Panipat syndrome i.e. we wont take preventive measures on the border but would wait for the enemy to come to Delhi border and then only we deigned to fight.
  Even Mohammed Gauri came to Taravadi near Panipat and had a fight with Prithviraj Chauhan.
  For a long time Indian Army was not getting the roads near McMahon line repaired or constructed. Why? It felt that it would facilitate movement of Chinese troops. Once a Defence Secretary remarked to Army,' Are you going to fight the Chinese when they come to Chandini Chowk?'
  Only recently, the infrastructure near McMahon line has been strengthened.
• On individual issues, forgetting and forgiving may be an elixir.But when the question of defending the country arises, the army has to stand firm.Neither forgiving nor forgetting may yield the desired results.

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