India and the Tibet Question: Shelter, Strategy, and the Future of Policy

The Tibet question unfolded very gently, almost imperceptibly, for India during its early years of independence. When China invaded it in 1950, India was still preoccupied with the aftermath of Partition and the war with Pakistan. It adhered to the British precedent, recognising China’s suzerainty over Tibet, but appealing to it to respect its autonomy […]