Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Dec 2023 Political Science
Find out the correct statements regarding India-China relations.
- 1. On 1st April 1950, India was the first non-socialist bloc country to establish diplomatic relations with China.
- 2. Prime Minister Nehru never visited China during his premiership.
- 3. A phase of improvement in bilateral relations began in 1988.
- 4. Rajiv Gandhi as the Prime Minister of India visited China in 1993.
A1 & 2
B1 & 3 ✓ Correct
C3 & 4
D2 & 3
Correct answer: (B) 1 & 3 — Statements 1 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1 & 3.
Explanation
★Statements 1 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1 & 3.
★India recognised the People's Republic of China and established diplomatic ties on 1st April 1950, the first non-communist bloc country to do so, validating statement 1.
★Jawaharlal Nehru did visit China in October 1954 and met Chairman Mao Zedong, so statement 2 is false.
★The 1988 visit of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi marked the real thaw after 1962, restarting border talks and normalising ties, validating statement 3.
★Statement 4 is wrong because Rajiv Gandhi's landmark visit was in 1988, not 1993.
★The 1950 recognition and the 1954 Panchsheel Agreement framed the early 'Hindi-Chini Bhai-Bhai' phase before the 1962 war.
★Rajiv Gandhi's 1988 trip is remembered as the turning point that reopened structured dialogue between the two states.
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