You are being too literal with that statement and ignoring the political context of it. It does not imply that when someone wants your territory, you roll over

You are being too literal with that statement and ignoring the political context of it. It does not imply that when someone wants your territory, you roll over and give it to them. You do fight, and make it as difficult as possible. But you do so pragmatically, being aware of your country's weakness and strength, and not let your leader's ego trap you into a war you cannot win or where the long-term cost of victory is too high. India has indeed fought many wars post-independence. But even when we have mobilised our full military for our defence, we have never fought any war in the front-line for 3+ years, like Ukraine. (Even the Pakistanis, who keeps attacking us and losing, are smart enough to know when to stop fighting and surrender). Look at Ukraine today - its economy is completely devastated (without foreign assistance it cannot be revived), most of its infrastructure devastated by war, it has lost 10+ million people (mostly its youth) to migration, 100's of thousands of its soldiers have died defending their country (total casualties - including injury, death and desertion are estimated to be more than a million, again young adults) and they have lost 20% of their territory. And are still losing both territory and men in the frontline. Yet, they keep fighting, instead of surrendering. That's just stupidity. I don't think the average Ukrainians even comprehends what they are actually fighting for, any more! How many Ukrainians need to die, and how much territory does Ukraine need to lose, before its leaders accept they are losing and cannot win this war?