Himalayan challenge : (Record no. 27478)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9789390356195
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 327.54051
Item number SWA-H
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Swamy, Subramanian,
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Himalayan challenge :
Sub Title India, China and the quest for peace /
Statement of responsibility, etc Subramanian Swamy.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First impression.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New Delhi:
Name of publisher Rupa Publications,
Year of publication 2020
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xv, 240 p.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc In September 1978, at the invitation of the prestigious Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs, Subramanian Swamy, then a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament of the ruling Janata Party and an elected member of the Party’s National Executive, travelled to China as an envoy of the then Prime Minister, Morarji Desai, where he met senior leader Ji Pengfei. This led to the first contact, since 1962, between the ruling parties of both countries. Later, in April 1981, Swamy, the then deputy leader of the Opposition, was invited to meet China’s Supreme leader, Chairman Deng Xiaoping. In this historic 100-minute meeting, Swamy successfully persuaded Deng to reopen the Kailash Mansarovar route for Hindu pilgrims. In August that year, he also led the first delegation to the holy site, which he revisited as a guest of the Chinese government in June 2016.<br/>It is this vast, first-hand experience that Swamy combines with a provocative exploration of historical sources and fascinating new insights to create Himalayan Challenge—the most compelling and definitive account of India–China relations. From uncovering the perfidy committed by the British vis-à-vis the McMahon Line in 1936 and the circumstances leading to the folly of war in 1962, to the current fluid situation at the border, this seminal work effortlessly blends meticulous scholarship and memoir-style writing in an intellectually rich fashion. Swamy breaks new ground when he suggests a middle path—grounded in pragmatism, and not carried out over fear or overreaction—that India must take in her interactions with China.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Military relations
Geographic subdivision India
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Military relations
Geographic subdivision China
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Topical Term Diplomatic relations
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Peace
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