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August 28, 2007
How 'Great Game' trapped nations in a strategic war
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Happily, India need not worry over such nonsense any longer. In future the barbarians to their north will be acting as supplicants before representatives of this great civilisation.
Maynard, Oxford, UK
With all that muddling , who blame those who point to western interferenc in the region ?
Mohamed Ahmed, London, UK
As an Indian, living in USA, thus not quite brainwashed by history same way as many britons, i would say this piece , ' great game ', is yet another example of Briton eurocentric hubris, U purport to put AfghanIndian history in perspective with some objective facts. Churchill, once said, that history will say good things about england, because he intended to write it. Apiece of same arrogance filters thru when u try to make us believe that vast central asia's history is nothing but a set of strategic chess steps of european; i.e. " expansionist czar " ( Ha! ) and brits the good guys. You totally ignored Nadir Shah, Ahmed Shah went on rampage (1730's -60s) in the face of east india comp and other indian rulers. The untold massacre and mayhem left a chill along the spine of all people. Since then, Britons (or any ruler of india) could never feel secure without proactively addressing the "afghan problem" . Two afghan wars were primarily motivated by this over encompassing fear.
suresh , Nashville, TN. , USA.
Why oh why do our politicians never,ever learn.Each generation of them think that they know all the answers and time and time again,history proves them wrong.We seem to be doomed to follow the same foolhardy paths of previous generations.I despair at the folly of these imbeciles.
Josh Martin, Oxford, Great Britain