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LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI |
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Cannot Frighten Us'Just at this time another
danger threatened India. China sent a letter, which said, "The Indian army has set up
army equipment in Chinese territory. India should pull down this equipment. Otherwise it
will have to face the wrath of China."
At that moment India was fighting against the Pakistani army equipped with the latest weapons supplied in plety by the United States of America. And, at this very moment how was India to resist China? China's allegations were a bundle of lies. If India removed the military equipment she would be admitting that China's charges were true. Also, that would mean India was afraid of China. Even the big nations waited breathlessly to see what Lal Bahadur would say and what India would do. Lal Bahadur did not take long to give a reply. The letter from China was received on the morning of 17th September 1965. He made a statement in the Parliament the same afternoon. He declared: "China's allegation is untrue. If China attacks India it is our firm resolve to fight for our freedom. The might of China will not deter us from defending our territorial integrity." China kept quiet. India's soldiers had no fear of death and fought
most splendidly and heroically. The army and the air force functioned like the two arms of
a single body. The invaders were beaten. The Pakistani army could not stand against the
Indian army. It was then that, for the first time, the world came to realize the supremacy
of the Indian army. |
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