Tibet: When the Gods Spoke - India Tibet Relations (1947-1962) Part 3 (July 1954 - February 1957)

by Claude Arpi

Overview

Volume 3 of this series "India-Tibet Relation" looks into the consequences of the Chinese presence on the Tibetan plateau. Ironically, the period 1954-1957 saw the first Chinese intrusions into Indian territory, particularly in Barahoti, a small flat grazing ground in today's Uttarakhand.
On the diplomatic front, it starts with the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's visit to Delhi in June 1954, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru's trip to Beijing in October; at the end of 1956. It culminates with the visit of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, accompanied by Zhou, to Delhi for the 2500th anniversary of the birth of the Buddha.
We witness the slow erosion of the Tibetan control over the Land of Snow's administration and the rapid building of roads towards the Indian borders...including through the Aksai Chin of Ladakh.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789388161572
Publisher:	Vij Books India
Publication date:	03/30/2020
Series:	India Tibet Relations (1947-1962) , #3
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.32(d)

About the Author

Claude Arpi was born in 1949 in Angoulême, France. Since 1974, he is settled in South India. He is the author of several books and more than one thousand articles on Tibet, China, India, defence and border issues and Indo-French relations. Claude Arpi holds the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Chair of Excellence of the United Service Institution of India for his research on India-Tibet Relations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

01 The First Incursions: the Case of Barahoti

02 The First Months after the Agreement and Zhou’s Visit to India

03 Nehru’s Important Visit to Beijing

04 Cartographical Aggression: the Implications for India

05 No Escort Anymore: the Earlier the Better

06 Winding-up is Not Easy

07 Tibet’s Slow Incorporation Starts

08 Tibet’s Assimilation Continues July – December 1955

09 Developments in Tibet: Implications for Sikkim

10 The Foreign Secretary in Tibet

11 India’s Relations with Bhutan

12 The Foreign Secretary’s Visit to Bhutan

13 Pressure is Mounting on the Borders

14 The Advance in the Subansiri Sector of NEFA

15 The Uprising in Eastern Tibet

16 The Changes in Western Tibet

17 On the Indian Side of the Himalaya: The Situation in Tawang

18 Kushok Bakula’s Tour in Tibet

19 The Life of the Consul General of India in Lhasa

20 The Preparatory Committee of the Tibetan Autonomous Region

21 Will the Dalai Lama Visit India?

22 In the Land of the Buddha

23 A Milestone in the Relations Between India and Tibet?

24 When Men Become Desperate they Consult the Gods

25 Some Conclusions: Hoping Against Hope

Annexure

Index