What are the worst foreign policy mistakes that countries have made that they regret now?

[PurpleStone]

What are the worst foreign policy mistakes that countries have made that they regret now?

Just to kick start the discussion

1) Pakistan joining SEATO & CENTO

2) Pakistan supporting the US on WoT

3) Pakistan fighting USSR

4) US going easy on Pakistan's nukes

5) US propping up China to confront USSR

6) Russia selling Alaska to the US

7) French selling Louisiana territory to the US

8) UK Selling its islands to the US

9) Russia supporting India to be part of SCO

10) Oman selling Baluchistan to Pakistan

add your topics and why you think so.

 

[Chakar The Great]

What are the worst foreign policy mistakes that countries have made that they regret now?

Just to kick start the discussion

1) Pakistan joining SEATO & CENTO

2) Pakistan supporting the US on WoT

3) Pakistan fighting USSR

4) US going easy on Pakistan's nukes

5) US propping up China to confront USSR

6) Russia selling Alaska to the US

7) French selling Louisiana territory to the US

8) UK Selling its islands to the US

9) Russia supporting India to be part of SCO

10) Oman selling Baluchistan to Pakistan

add your topics and why you think so.

SO nothing from India?? Are you saying that it has been successful all along?? Half of them are regarding Pakistan, goes to show your obsession with Pakistan.

A small country like Pakistan with limited resources probably had best foreign policy in the region . Getting a nuclear technology in itself is a miracle. Ah sure, they had few ups and downs as well but generally Pakistan's foreign policy has been extremely successful.

 

[HannibalBarca]

Going back to save the Traitors in Carthage...

 

[PurpleStone]

SO nothing from India?? Are you saying that it has been successful all along?? Half of them are regarding Pakistan, goes to show your obsession with Pakistan.

A small country like Pakistan with limited resources probably had best foreign policy in the region . Getting a nuclear technology in itself is a miracle. Ah sure, they had few ups and downs as well but generally Pakistan's foreign policy has been extremely successful.

Rather being biased and whining why don't you add yours and describe why you think so.

Going back to save the Traitors in Carthage...

Could you share more details about it.

 

[Chakar The Great]

Rather being biased and whining why don't you add yours and describe why you think so.



Could you share more details about it.

Lol so you start a stupid thread with Pakistan bashing and blame me for being biased. Another thick head indian!!

 

[PurpleStone]

Lol so you start a stupid thread with Pakistan bashing and blame me for being biased. Another thick head indian!!

Where and when did I blame Pakistan? shows yours bias.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

1) Pakistan joining SEATO & CENTO

One of the best decisions ever made. No CENTO and -

• No PAF or junkyard PAF.*
• Junkyard PA.*
• No Islamabad
• No Tarbela Dam
• No Mangla
• No Warsak
• No atom bomb.
• Etc etc.

* Sans US support in 1950s that included massive economic, military aid as significant if not more significant then CPEC today the Pakistan state would have collapsed as Nehru/Mountbatten expected in 1947.

2) Pakistan supporting the US on WoT

This one is not so black/white. Pakista had no choice but to join WOT but the manner, way and degree to which it did was flawed.

3) Pakistan fighting USSR

It was brilliant decision. Joining US in the alliance against USSR provided the cover/insurance to continue developing the nuclear bombs without US doing a 'Iraq' on Pakisatan. It gave shield to what was being developed in Kahuta - the US conveniently ignored it. As soon as the war ended US slapped sanction on Pakistan in 1990 but that time it was too late. Pak had the nukes.

10) Oman selling Baluchistan to Pakistan

Oman did not sell Balochistan. It sold a tiny sliver of land in Gwadar which was a tiny fishing village. The Omani's were nigga poor and had no choice but to either earn a few dollars or get shit kicked out of them by being chucked out of Gwadar by a platoon of Pakistan Army. I mean if India could do a Operation Vijay to grab Goa which was far bigger and the Portugese in better position to defend you think Oman could have kept Gwadr. Not on yer nelly !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Goa

 

[PurpleStone]

One of the best decisions ever made. No CENTO and -

• No PAF or junkyard PAF.*
• Junkyard PA.*
• No Islamabad
• No Tarbela Dam
• No Mangla
• No Warsak
• No atom bomb.
• Etc etc.

* Sans US support in 1950s that included massive economic, military aid as significant if not more significant then CPEC today the Pakistan state would have collapsed as Nehru/Mountbatten expected in 1947.


This one is not so black/white. Pakista had no choice but to join WOT but the manner, way and degree to which it did was flawed.

It was brilliant decision. Joining US in the alliance against USSR provided the cover/insurance to continue developing the nuclear bombs without US doing a 'Iraq' on Pakisatan. It gave shield to what was being developed in Kahuta - the US conveniently ignored it. As soon as the war ended US slapped sanction on Pakistan in 1990 but that time it was too late. Pak had the nukes.

Oman did not sell Balochistan. It sold a tiny sliver of land in Gwadar which was a tiny fishing village. The Omani's were nigga poor and had no choice but to either earn a few dollars or get shit kicked out of them by being chucked out of Gwadar by a platoon of Pakistan Army. I mean if India could do a Operation Vijay to grab Goa which was far bigger and the Portugese in better position to defend you think Oman could have kept Gwadr. Not on yer nelly !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Goa

What do you think of the others in the list? Do you have any others to add?

 

[Raphael]

India's Forward Policy that precipitated the Sino-Indian War was very poorly thought out.

 

[PurpleStone]

India's Forward Policy that precipitated the Sino-Indian War was very poorly thought out.

No doubt it was the biggest foreign policy failure of India.

 

[Corona]

India's non alignment during the cold war, while not a mistake in itself, should've been better planned. We should've been better prepared for the eventuality that regardless of our involvement, US or USSR would eventually spread their influence to our borders.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

10) Oman selling Baluchistan to Pakistan

I don't know where you got this from.

 

[PurpleStone]

I don't know where you got this from.

https://www.icwa.org/soldiers-and-sultans-between-balochistan-and-oman/

 

[Hyde]

What are the worst foreign policy mistakes that countries have made that they regret now?

Just to kick start the discussion

1) Pakistan joining SEATO & CENTO

2) Pakistan supporting the US on WoT

3) Pakistan fighting USSR

4) US going easy on Pakistan's nukes

5) US propping up China to confront USSR

6) Russia selling Alaska to the US

7) French selling Louisiana territory to the US

8) UK Selling its islands to the US

9) Russia supporting India to be part of SCO

10) Oman selling Baluchistan to Pakistan

add your topics and why you think so.

Oman didn't sell Balochistan to Pakistan. Just a tiny piece of land called Gwadar that was historically part of this land however under the control of Oman for around 160 years.

 

[Kambojaric]

India occupying Kashmir (even if they are too scared to admit due to being labelled anti national). Conflict with Kashmir ensured a South Asia which would have been greatly influenced by India due to its size and stature instead becomong a battle ground whose internal differences outside powers could manipulate. Strategically allowing Pakistan to take Kashmir would have resulted in little hostility from Pakistan as all other territorial issues between the countries have traditionally not been high profile and have been resolved (temporarily or permanently) without violence. Jinnah also wanted peaceful relations with India. However since Nehru himself had Kashmiri background he dragged India down in order to gain his ancestral homeland with India in turn acquiring a hostile population who have actively sought to use violence against the Indian state and destabilized the region. This has allowed outside powers to drive a wedge between South Asian countries partially explaining why we lag so far behind the rest of the world when spending on the domestic populace (health, literacy, social awareness, hygiene etc) is concerned. This money has instead been spent on developing nuclear weapons and acquiring expensive foreign arms.