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On 7th October 2001, Narendra Modi was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat. That's the day the Congress Party's decline began.
"Know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."
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"Know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."
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You can love him or hate him. You can believe him or disbelieve him. But he wins. Because TINA (There is no alternative).
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
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"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
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Before 2014, who would have thought BJP would emerge as MH's primary political force, the North East's main party, and be within striking reach of Bengal?
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."
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"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."
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A year before the massive 2019 victory, BJP lost Yogi's Gorakhpur seat. Months before the elections, BJP lost 3 crucial states.
"All warfare is based on deception."
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"All warfare is based on deception."
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The BJP deliberately targetted Kanhaiya Kumar, and made him the opposition's face. Right in time for the 2019 elections.
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."
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"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."
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The 5 lessons are from none other than Sun Tzu.
Who knows if Modi ever bothered reading Sun Tzu? Perhaps he imbibed similar lessons from other sources. Perhaps it was instinct or experience.
But what you cannot take away from him is his understanding of the Sun Tzu psyche.
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Who knows if Modi ever bothered reading Sun Tzu? Perhaps he imbibed similar lessons from other sources. Perhaps it was instinct or experience.
But what you cannot take away from him is his understanding of the Sun Tzu psyche.
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So much so that he never hesitated to use these maneouvres when they suited him.
Note that this is just a fraction of his own politics. After all, we are talking about the most popular leader in human history.
But this understanding has proven crucial.
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Note that this is just a fraction of his own politics. After all, we are talking about the most popular leader in human history.
But this understanding has proven crucial.
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Because the entire world is tackilng a civilisation that undertsands Sun Tzu and Sun Tzu alone, and acts accordingly.
The antidote was yet to be found. The bluffs were yet to be called.
I think that changes now.
(more about the bluffs that were called out in another thread)
The antidote was yet to be found. The bluffs were yet to be called.
I think that changes now.
(more about the bluffs that were called out in another thread)
