Where China Meets India: Burma And the New Crossroads of Asia
“He saw China as a friend and as a natural partner in leading post-colonial Asia. And even after the communist take-over of China, his vision of close Sino-Indian cooperation remained strong. Under Nehru’s leadership, independent India remained formally neutral in the new Cold War and focused its attentions on building up the Non-Aligned Movement, the grouping largely of Asian and African countries that vowed to steer clear of American or Soviet military alliances. Nehru wanted both India and China to have major roles in this new ‘developing world’ and made it possible for Chinese premier Zhou Enlai to take part in its inaugural meeting, even though communist Beijing was clearly an ally of Moscow. Not long before, Nehru even turned down an American offer of a permanent seat on the UN Security Council (now much coveted by New Delhi) in protest against Washington’s refusal to offer the same to the Chinese communist regime. Pandit Nehru had spent much of his life as a leader of India’s no...n-violent campaign against British rule, alongside and as a student of Mahatma Gandhi.MoreLess
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
User Reviews: