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...Western team approaches the rope soberly, with Kennedy taking the position opposite Khrushchev. Now, from the cloud above the gate, the Heavenly Referee descends. It is Jawaharlal Nehru, wearing the official striped shirt of a football referee and the official hat of the Congress Party. In his left hand is an olive branch, in his right a speech; on his hat sits a white dove...
...Nehru (addressing the contestants): At this juncture of human history, we assemble to preserve the peace of the world. The winner of the following tug-of-water will take possession of all the Germany; the loser will quite utterly withdraw from that nation. But that is of another matter. (He blows his whistle...
Both sides pull, the rope strains, and the tug-of-war is begun. Mr. Nehru takes out a philosophy book to pass the time. At noon the contest is still fierce. Mr. Nehru is now standing on his head in contemplation. At length the sun casts its red rays over the scene. Taut, the golden roe shimmers in the sunset-taut until, suddenly, it snaps in twain. The handkerchief flutters to the ground. Both teams fall backward in confusion. Nehru turns on his feet to pronounce the decision...
They also made it clear that they do not constitute a political block in any meaningful sense. Nehru made this point explicitly when he renounced any intention of collective action...
...Tito had been called Tito and Nehru Nehru, instead of both being called "uncommitted," American public opinion would have been less shocked by the proceedings. The non-aligned states must be dealt with individually in terms of their own demands and our needs. If there has been a lesson learned from Belgrade, perhaps that...