Match the following


(a) The goal of India’s foreign policy in the period 1950-1964



i. Tibetan spiritual leader who crossed over to India



(b) Panchsheel



ii. Preservation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic development



(c) Bandung Conference



iii. Five principles of peaceful coexistence



(d) Dalai Lama



iv. Led to the establishment of NAM


a) The goal of India’s foreign policy in the period 1950-1964 – ii) Preservation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic development


Explanation- India was born in the background of the world war. After the world war, cold war ensued. The condition of the world was volatile. To preserve its independence and prevent itself from being recolonised, India had to choose a way of foreign policy where it could not only preserve its newly gained freedom but also sustain and strengthen it by strengthening the economy and claiming sovereignty. Therefore, India's foreign policy goal was the preservation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic development.


b) Panchsheel- iii) Five principles of peaceful coexistence


Explanation- Signed in 1954, Panchsheel was a treaty of noninterference in other’s internal affairs and respect for each other’s territorial unity, integrity and sovereignty. It was signed between China and India.


c) Bandung Conference- iv) Led to the establishment of NAM


Explanation- India as a country was against colonialism and made earnest efforts in decolonisation od Indonesia from Dutch. India was also against racial discrimination and condemned apartheid prevalent in South Africa. The Bandung conference, held in Bandung (Indonesia) highly improved relations between India and the newly independent nations of Asia and Africa. This conference lay the foundation stone of the nonaligned movement and established it.


d) Dalai Lama- i) Tibetan spiritual leader who crossed over to India


Explanation- In 1958, when there was an armed uprising in Tibet against China's occupation, the Chinese forces suppressed it. In the wake of the worsening situation, the Dalai Lama (the Tibetan spiritual leader) crossed over to Indian border and sought asylum which was granted.


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