International Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday focused Jawaharlal Nehru and claimed that previous errors are answerable for issues like Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and China's occupation of components of Indian territory.
Referring to India's stance when it was supplied permanent membership in the UN Safety Council, Jaishankar claimed that there was a time when the nation's first Prime Minister Nehru had said, ‘‘India later, China First.’’
Addressing the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Trade right here, Jaishankar was answering the query whether or not India ought to reconcile with the scenario in PoK and Indian territories occupied by China or make efforts to get them again.< /p>
It’s noteworthy that for the previous few days, BJP leaders have been focusing on the earlier Congress governments led by Nehru and Indira Gandhi on the difficulty of handing over Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka.
Jaishankar said, ‘‘In 1950, (then Dwelling Minister) Sardar Patel had warned Nehru about China. Patel had informed Nehru that as we speak for the primary time we face a scenario on two fronts (Pakistan and China) which India had by no means confronted earlier than. Patel had additionally informed Nehru that he did not consider what China was saying as a result of their intentions appeared to be one thing else and we ought to be cautious.’’
The minister said, ‘‘Nehru had replied to Patel that you just doubt China unnecessarily. Nehru had additionally said that it was unimaginable for anybody to assault us from the Himalayas. Nehru was utterly dismissive of it (the Chinese language menace).’’
Jaishankar said, ‘‘Not solely this, when the subject of permanent membership of the United Nations (Safety Council) was debated and it was being supplied to us, then Nehru's stand was that we’re entitled to it however first China ought to get this.’’ He said, ‘‘We at the moment are following the coverage of India First, however there was a time when Nehru used to say that India later, China first.’’
Jaishankar said that Patel was not in favor of taking the Kashmir challenge to the United Nations as a result of he knew the pondering of a choose there.
