Word: nehru
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Indian press, which had wakened to Peking before Nehru did, cheered him for taking a strong stand at last. "China's cynical attitude toward India, combined with the hard realities of Communism at home as experienced in Kerala, is forcing on this country an 'agonizing reappraisal' of fundamentals in our foreign policy," said the Indian Express. The Hindustan Times called for a radar screen along the northern frontier...
Some editorialists also turned their attention to Nehru's old buddy and longtime apologist for Communism, Krishna Menon, Minister of Defense. Wrote top Columnist A. D. Gorwala in the Indian Express: "Let it be remembered that in complete contradiction of his usual practice of jumping eagerly into the discussion of any foreign affairs matter, Mr. Krishna Menon has kept his lips sealed in public about Communist Chinese aggression in Tibet. Not one word of condemnation of brutalities practiced, promises broken, suffering inflicted, has escaped his lips. What confidence can the people of India have if their armed forces...
...with the autonomous and Chinese-infiltrated Shan and Kachin states of Burma that would for the first time put the protection of their borders with Red China under army control. The U.S. promised and prepared to deliver airborne aid to the threatened kingdom of Laos (see below). Next week Nehru will confer with Pakistan's strongman, General Mohammed Ayub Khan, who is urging a united defense of the subcontinent. At last Indians are beginning to see China and not Pakistan as their main enemy. Ayub promised last week that Pakistan intends no military adventures against India and wants...
...their puppet ruler in Lhasa: "The Panchen Lama is, after all, a monk, and is now witnessing the Chinese atrocities and therefore might protest." This week the Dalai Lama sent an emissary to New Delhi urging U.N. help for Tibet: "The suffering of my people is beyond description." Nehru now plans to meet with the Dalai Lama this week, the first indication that Nehru is about to swerve from his policy of minimizing the tragedy of Tibet...
...only the rugged terrain to its advantage. Bhutan is ruled by a handsome, English-speaking, archery-loving young Dragon King who has freed the slaves, discouraged prostration in the royal presence, and decreed equality for women. He is determined to keep his country's independence. Anxious about Bhutan, Nehru has invited its Prime Minister down to talk mutual defense...