The Triangle India-Nepal-China [Hardcover]

For ages, India has had a close and unique relationship with Nepal. Across the open border between the two countries millions of people travel to each other’s country for their livelihood, for pleasure and social contacts. The border for all practical purposes does not exist and there is nor hassle of passports and visas, almost unparalleled anywhere in the world. Yet the political and diplomatic relations between the two countries have not been uniformly good. India’s ties with the two close neighbnours, Nepal and China, and their inter-relationship form the subject of this book. To a substantial extent, Chinese foreign policy has influenced the course of Nepal’s relations with India. A triangle is thus formed which is explored here in the context of treaties and agreements. Nepal is the focus of the book but India’s relations with China are also examined in depth. The relevant treaties are reproduced for ready reference. India’s ties with her neighbours have been close and special importance is attached to them in the framing and conduct of foreign policy. But the experience has not been uniformly happy. The problems encountered in the Indian policy towards Nepal and China have been discussed here in detail. About The Author:- Author and journalist S.C. Bhatt has, in addition to his specialization in the media, studied the countries of South-East and East Asia in the course of his professional work for ALL INDIA RADIO. He spent nearly four years in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and the former Indo-China countries apart from traveling to Australia and New Zealand. Some of the top statesmen of the region were interviewed by him. Bhatt had the unique opportunity not only to watch the developments in some of these countries at first had but also to look at India’s relations with them from a distance. He has watched China’s evolution during the crucial years of 1976-71 from close quarters. His published works include Satellite Invasion of India, Broadcast Journalism: Basic Principles, Scholar-Statesman Shankar Dayal Sharma, Bharat Darshan (Hindi and Gujarat), The Jagmohan Millions and History of Indian Journalism (in print). He is the editor of The Encyclopaedic District Gazetteers of India (Ten-Volume). He was Director of News Services, ALL INDIA RADIO, besides being its first foreign correspondent, and a founding Professor of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi. Contents:- Preface • Part One : Treaties and Agreements • International Treaties • Applications and Limitations • Part Two : India-Nepal • Historical Background • A Treaty of Discord • Special Relations 63 • Friendship in Decline • Son Follows Father • Age of Democracy • Part Three : Nepal-China • A Brief Survey • Tibet: A Tributary State • Nepal’s China Card • More of the Same • The Mustang Incident • World’s Highest Mountain • Part Four : India-China • China on World Scene • Initial Suspicions • Tibet: A Let-Down • Bhai Bhai Era • Fifth Longest Border • Aggression and After • Towards Better Relations • Appendices • Index. The Title 'The Triangle India-Nepal-China written/authored/edited by S.C. Bhatt.', published in the year 2012. The ISBN 9788121205238 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 335 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is International Studies. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-