Excellent, detailed essay by B.Raman. Nehru did his utmost to develop a strong Asian solidarity with China. Cynical China continued the old Imperial, "middle-kingdom" policies, under Mao's revolutionary regime. China treated Nehru's good will in the most contemptuous way, adopted a sneaky "forward movement" policy in the border (pushing its soldiers into Indian territory one or two kilometres every month, mostly unseen by Indian patrols) rejected out of hand the "McMahon Agreement" between British India and free Tibet, launched an all-out war in 1962, taking full advantage of India's non-alignement policy. Nehru died a heart-broken man in 1964, just two years after he realised the enormity of the damage China had done to his ideal of Asian solidarity against Western imperialism. Analysts have not brought out sufficiently the role China has played in the nuclearisation of South Asia and North Korea. Both India and Pakistan are nuclear powers because of sneaky moves, deliberately intiated by the Chinese regime, in its mindless hostility towards India. Pity, because Chinese people, as opposed to the communist regime have had good feelings for India, her culture and, in particular, Buddhist philosophy. Most countries in this world are suspicious of the Chinese regime but find the Chinese people talented and wise. India must review its Tibet policy, along with other powers of this world. They must act togeter on Tibet.
