Nehru, Tibet and China

• Based on extensive archival research, the book explores Jawaharlal Nehru’s foreign-policy challenges, China’s changing position, Tibet’s strategic importance, and the deterioration of India-China relations.

• Avtar Singh Bhasin is a former diplomat who retired from India’s Ministry of External Affairs in 1993. He later devoted himself to academic and historical research, particularly on India’s relations with neighbouring countries.

The book traces the development of India-China relations from 1949 to the 1962 war and beyond. It focuses particularly on Tibet and examines the diplomatic decisions, political developments and historical circumstances that contributed to the long-standing tensions between the two countries.