Xi Jingping has made the familiar mistake of underestimating PM Modi

Modi gives his opponents several chances not to push him beyond the point of no return. He is willing to live and let live

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Narendra Modi | India China border row | Xi Jinping

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan 

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan

Throughout history powerful leaders have paid the price for underestimating their opponents. The first that we know of was Ravan. He thought Rām was just another guy in exile and look what happened to him. Even ten heads were of no use. There have been a succession of such guys in history, all over the world.

For want of space, I will not list all of them here. Suffice it to say that it happens very regularly. Indeed, it has happened all too often in India and those who make the mistake of underestimation go into complete oblivion. Yet no one learns. Thus, the hugely ...

First Published: Fri, July 10 2020. 10:42 IST