The End of an Era

India Exists Tibet (India Tibet Relations 1947-1962) Part 4

By (author) Claude Arpi

Publication date:

06 November 2020

Publisher

VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd

ISBN-13: 9789389620733

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

"Volume 4 (1958-62) looks into the last years of the Indian presence in Tibet. Delhi was living in a dream world; the reports from Lhasa should have alerted the government and at least opened the eyes of the Indian intelligence agencies; it was not to be the case. The closure of the Indian Consulate in Lhasa in mid-December 1962 was the last straw; a few months earlier the Indian Trade Agencies in Yatung, Gyantse and Gartok had ceased to exist, bringing down the curtain on India’s presence in Tibet. An era had come to an end; Mao’s China did not want any Indians in ‘its’ new colony; a sense of jealousy towards India prevailed. Beijing clearly resented the existence of an age-old civilizational relation between India and Tibet and the goodwill of the Tibetans for India. "

"Acknowledgements Introduction 01 Tour of the Political Officer in Sikkim to Tibet: An Eye Opener 02 The Military Situation in Tibet 03 The Negotiations for Barahoti 04 The Prime Minister’s Visit to Chumbi Valley 05 The Aksai Chin Road 06 The Tibetan Uprising: Report from an Indian Eyewitness 07 The Tibetan Uprising: View from the Chinese Side 08 Issues Faced by the Indian Trade Agency in Yatung 09 The Dalai Lama Arrives in India 10 The Rehabilitation Starts 11 The Fate of the Indian Trade Agency in Gartok 12 The Situation in Lhasa in 1960 13 The Life of a Consul General in Lhasa 14 The Indian Trade Agency in Gyantse 15 On the Diplomatic Front 16 The Fate of the Khachis 17 The End of the Kailash Pilgrimage 18 Should the Tibet Agreement be Renewed? 19 Preparing for a War 20 The Last Indian Consul General in Lhasa 21 The Aftermath of the Indian Consulate in Lhasa 22 The Fate of the Indian Prisoners of War in Tibet Some Conclusions Epilogue Appendix Correspondence between the Dalai Lama and General Tan Guansan Index Maps Map 1 PLA Occupation of Tibet in 1957-58 Map 2 Aksai Chin Road (Today G219 National Highway) Map 3 Indian Trade Marts in Western Tibet Map 4 Map of Tibet Showing the Extent of the Khampa Guerilla"