August 18, 1997  
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50NEHRU instinctively offered the young Dalai Lama a refuge from the Chinese aggression in Tibet. That was in 1953. It was also the time of Panchsheel, a time to preach brotherhood between nations. When Chinese Premier Chou En-lai visited three years later, the times were still warm enough for all three to share a platform -- however uneasy -- and declare good intention. In the '50s, India was a naive place -- non-aligned did not necessarily mean non-aggression.

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Dalai Lama

Nehru with Chou En-Lai

 

 

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