Political Science · India's Foreign Policy
UGC NET Dec 2015 Political Science
Which of the following is not included in the Doctrine of Panchsheel, 1954?
AMutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
BNot to develop nuclear weapons ✓ Correct
CEquality and mutual benefit
DPeaceful co-existence
Correct answer: (B) Not to develop nuclear weapons — 'Not to develop nuclear weapons' is not a Panchsheel principle, so it is the answer.
Explanation
★'Not to develop nuclear weapons' is not a Panchsheel principle, so it is the answer.
★Panchsheel, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, was embodied in the 1954 India-China agreement on Tibet.
★It was signed in the era of Jawaharlal Nehru and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.
★Its five tenets are mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, and mutual non-aggression.
★They also include mutual non-interference in internal affairs, and equality and cooperation for mutual benefit.
★The fifth principle is peaceful coexistence, which became the guiding ideal of Nehruvian diplomacy.
★Nuclear restraint was never part of Panchsheel, so that option stands out as the odd one.
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