Miscellaneous Topics On Indian History - 2

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IMO, it would be a hasty analysis to write off (traditional) Han Civilization as a variant of the west in terms of a unified race dynamic or normative culture. Some instances that we supposedly see are really effects of Communism. Other instances are perception deficits, since we see the same type of analyisis applied to Japan (which never was Communist, but did undergo Westernization). Lastly, "Semitization of Hindusim" is known to be a favored allegation to be leveled against Hindu Renaissance discourse, but only when these allegations could not be made to correspond to ancient Hindusim (eg racialist Aryavarta). Even Chinese actions in Tibet are not ideologically oriented, but are only about land, buffer, rivers, revenge, and so on which are same as the "motivating" factors we see in India. We would not like it if Chinese used Nehru's antics to similarly berate us.