Yes since ancient times, India has been a land full of resources and people fully capable of defending themselves. However, time and again India has been looted and plundered by aliens/outsiders. So, I guess you are right Indians should wear bangles.
If we talk of the medieval times, a few Jai Chands, invited Mughals into India to settle disputes between the Rajput rulers/chieftain. And then what happened we all know is history.
However, the irony is that we have NOT learned from history. A nation which does not learn from history is doomed.
Post independence:
1. in 1948 a large part of J&K was run over by Kabailis (mercenaries) propped by the Pakistani establishment. A sizeable chunk of it was occupied by Pakistan and later a part was GIFTED over to China. Congress led govt. instead of declaring an all out war and reclaiming its territory chose to take this matter to the international fora, in particular the UN. It was a great diplomatic and strategic blunder.
2. in the 50s and the 60s, Pt. Nehru advocated the path of minimalist defence preparedness. He further went on to espouse the Panchsheel doctrine/principle/treaty with the Chinese and ensured that India got a tight slap in return in 1962. Lot of literature is available on this Great Himalayan Blunder. Biggest irony: Recently Vice President Hamid Ansari was in China to commemorate 60th anniversary of panchsheel treaty. The very same panchsheel which China used to back-stab India.
3. in 1965 Indo-Pak war we had an upper hand, yet we signed on the dotted line in Tashkent in 1966.
4. in 1971, we gained good chunk of Pak territory. We gifted it back to Pakistan and signed the Simla Agreement which Pakistan never respected and in fact makes fun of.
5. In 1974, we tested nuclear technology at Pokharan. Instead of making full use of that technology through weaponisation we put it in cold storage and thereby lost the golden opportunity of gaining an upper hand over Pak and China.
6. In the 80s, we propped up one religious/sect leader and ensured that Pakistan used it as a weapon of state terrorism against India.
7. In the late 80s and 90s we shied away from crushing the insurgency in J&K which was still in the nascent stages then.
7. In the 80s and 90s we jumped into an internal/civil war of Sri Lanka and had to hastily retreat with a bloody nose.
8. In 1999, we started the Delhi-Lahore bus service and we got in return 'THE KARGIL'. Operation Parakram in 2001-02 did not do actual much on the ground. However, it made Pakistan pee in its pants. This was more of an aberration than a norm. Instead of further building up and maintaining the pressure on Pakistan, we retreated.
In the more recent times (the past 10 years), the Congress led UPA govt. ensured that Indian defence/security forces remained ill-equipped and a demoralized. But it is highly commendable that the defence forces despite all the apathy shown by the govt. have never shied away defending our borders even if it required the supreme sacrifice as in Kargil, the present day J&K and the North East.
We as a nation have done so many blunders, one after the other and have made a resolution to ourselves never to learn from our mistakes. Yes, it is time, Indians should purchase bangles
or maybe wait a bit more for there is ray of hope at the end of the tunnel in the form of Sh. Modi. After all, it all depends on the leadership and the political will which the Congress totally lacks.
What is so new about it ? These Jihadis have been coming to India for last 900 years. What is so revolutionary about all these intelligence reports. If 1.20 billion people can not defend India, better we wear bangles. Small Sikh army ruled present day Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan and not only that, Maharaja Ranjit Singh invaded Iran and brought back Kohinoor. " Hume Sharm aani chahiye baar baar inn Jihadiyon ki baate karte hue" Arrey Bhagwan ne do haath diye hain, dimag diya hai, muqabla karo na. Indians never surrendered to Islamic rulers. We kept on resisting and fighting till Mughal empire fell and then even British feel. We are in a much better position to defend India now. We are still a Hindu majority nation, unlike Iran and Iraq etc who were run over within few decades.
RK^2