There is no other Nation in the history of human civilization which has been taken by surprise by its adversaries so often & with such remarkable regularity. We were taken by surprise in 1947 by the tribals from Pakistan & lost half of Kashmir, thereafter, the Chinese surprised us in 1962 & took away Aksai Chin. In 1965, the Pakis once again surprised us, In 1989-90 the uprising in Kashmir surprised us and then started the long saga of surprises the Kargil intrusion, highjack, bomb explosions and now once again the Chinese, when they decided to intrude across LAC with a sizeable force. This is not ancient or medieval history but recent history. Read More.