Tibet, the last months of a free nation : India Tibet relations (1947-1962)
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Vij Books 2017Description: Part 1 455pISBN: 9789386457202Subject(s): China--Tibet Autonomous Region | Diplomatic relations | Politics and government | IndiaDDC classification: 327.540515 Summary: Though Tibet's system of governance had serious lacunas, the Land of Snows was free and independent. In October 1950, Mao's regime decided to 'liberate' it. 'Liberate' from what, was the question everybody asked. Though some in Delhi did not realise it, it would soon be a tragedy for India too, as it had to suddenly live with a new neighbor, whose ideology was the opposite of Buddhist values. The narrative starts soon after Independence and ends with the signing of the 17-Point Agreement in Beijing in May 1951 when Tibet lost its Independence ...and India, a gentle neighbour. Using never-accessed-before Indian archival material, this book is the first of a series of four books on the India-Tibet Relations (1947-62).The next volumes will respectively cover the periods 1952-1954, 1954-1957 and 1957-1962.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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327.54051 SUD/C A clash of political cultures : sino- Indian relations | 327.5405109041 GUY/S Shadow States : India, China and the Himalayas, 1910-1962 | 327.5405109041 GUY/S Shadow States :India,China,and the Himalayas,1910-1962 | 327.540515 ARP/T.1 Tibet, the last months of a free nation : India Tibet relations (1947-1962) | 327.540533 RAM/B British Indian Empire in the South-West Arabia : | 327.5405491 DIX/I India-Pakistan in war & peace | 327.5405491 INT/C Cost of conflict between India and Pakistan |
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Though Tibet's system of governance had serious lacunas, the Land of Snows was free and independent. In October 1950, Mao's regime decided to 'liberate' it. 'Liberate' from what, was the question everybody asked. Though some in Delhi did not realise it, it would soon be a tragedy for India too, as it had to suddenly live with a new neighbor, whose ideology was the opposite of Buddhist values. The narrative starts soon after Independence and ends with the signing of the 17-Point Agreement in Beijing in May 1951 when Tibet lost its Independence ...and India, a gentle neighbour. Using never-accessed-before Indian archival material, this book is the first of a series of four books on the India-Tibet Relations (1947-62).The next volumes will respectively cover the periods 1952-1954, 1954-1957 and 1957-1962.
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