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India’s External Relations
Explain the circumstances that forced the Tibetans to leave China. Highlight India’s role in helping the Tibetan refugees.
(i) China took control of Tibet in 1950 and started the suppressing the Tibetans.
(ii) The large section of the Tibetan population opposed this takeover. So, in 1958, there was armed uprising in Tibet against China’s occupation. This was suppressed by the Chinese forces.
Under these circumstances, a large number of Tibetans sought refuge in India and any many other countries of the world.
(iii) Many political leaders and parties in India including Socialist Party and the Jana Sangh supported the cause of Tibet’s independence.
(iv) Many places like the national capital, Delhi and Dharmshala in India has became the largest refugee settlements for Tibetan.
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(a) India’s Nuclear policy
(b) Consensus in foreign policy matters.
“Broadly, non-alignment means not tying yourself off with military blocs... It means trying to view things, as far as possible, not from the military point of view, though that has to come in sometimes, but independently, and trying to maintain friendly relations with all countries. ” —Jawaharlal Nehru
(a) Why does Nehru want to keep off military blocs ?
(b) Do you think that the Indo-Soviet friendship treaty violated the principle of non-alignment ? Give reasons for your answer.
(c) If there were no military blocs, do you think non-alignment would have been unnecessary ?
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