Gandhian thought has created more damage to Indian mentality which was already torn by Buddian "Ahinca" thought process. World pay heed to those who demonstrate and use power of arms . Even in old ancient Hindu holy texts , we have all GODs with massive arm powers and did not hesitate to use them when necessary. Why Islam has propagated in world , because of STSJ philosophy . The day Hindus starts killing in the name of God with out hesitation , we will start getting respect in world.
Having said that, All what India did under Gandhi and Nehru was blunder and they kept this slave mentality alive are targeting our religion. But resistance started and it is visible since 2014. What Modi had shown to Indians that we have Power with us only need to understand and demonstrate it for us to be powerful.
The slippy power has woken up and started asserting itself and that is reason today US and CHINA , both are supporting PAK after we bombed their 11 Air Bases on just 38 min!
We don't have to kill in name of God's and debase our religion to gain respect or be imperial power. China, india in the past, mongols, Greeks, Romans were ALL dominant military powers without killing in name of God.
What Indians have to realize, is the difference between Shanti and ahimsa. It's the same difference between peaceful and harmless.
Gandhi was harmless- babu couldn't even beat up a 12 year old baccha if his life depended on it.
Bruce Lee was peaceful- man was practically a one man genocide but was peaceful as a Buddhist monk.
No one respects the harmless. And the highest respect is given to the peaceful.
I personally experienced this- in my late teens i came to canada and till my mid 20s I was your standard libbu ahimsa guy who also dabbled in Buddhism ( call it a bong genetic glitch if u will).
Before that I was the Indian kid who was in athletics and was a bully buster coz I moved around enough to get a handle on bullies.
By the time I turned 30, I was a Hunter, Fit enough to climb a mountain and someone who boxed a bit.
On a scale of 0-10, where 0 is the respect given to booger eating kid in school and 10 is the prom king, I was a solid 7 till my late teens, a 4 in my late teens to mid 20s and a solid 8 since then.
People who swallow ahimsa koolaod forgets this- bapu was well loved by many but not respected by any.