Certainly, the Indian princes displayed a lack of foresight in their response to the events of 1757.
They failed to grasp the malicious intent of the British, who aimed to gradually seize control of India by leveraging support in individual skirmishes.
Look at picture 1 and recall the opening lines of the original song in Hindi. Who is the singer? Who else do you see in this picture?

How did the East India Company subdue the Indian princes?