An existing border dispute was used as a pretext to launch a swift invasion (one that caught Nehru’s India by surprise), inflict a humiliating defeat, and then stage a seemingly magnanimous unilateral withdrawal designed to highlight India’s impotence.
Se utilizó una disputa fronteriza ya existente como pretexto para lanzar una rápida invasión (que tomó a la India de Nehru por sorpresa), infligir una humillante derrota y después escenificar una retirada unilateral, aparentemente magnánima, encaminada a resaltar la impotencia de la India.