Volume 3 of this series "India-Tibet Relation" looks into the consequences of the Chinese presence on the Tibetan plateau. Ironically, the period 1954-1957 saw the first Chinese intrusions into Indian territory, particularly in Barahoti, a small flat grazing ground in today's Uttarakhand.

On the diplomatic front, it starts with the Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai's visit to Delhi in June 1954, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru's trip to Beijing in October; at the end of 1956. It culminates with the visit of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, accompanied by Zhou, to Delhi for the 2500th anniversary of the birth of the Buddha.

We witness the slow erosion of the Tibetan control over the Land of Snow's administration and the rapid building of roads towards the Indian borders...including through the Aksai Chin of Ladakh.

Tibet: When the Gods Spoke: India Tibet Relations 1947-1962, Part 3 (July 1954-February 1957), Claude Arpi, Vij Books India, Paperback, 592, $55.00

Claude Arpi was born in 1949 in Angouleme, France. Since 1974, he is settled in South India. He is the author of several books and more than one thousand articles on Tibet, China, India, defence and border issues and Indo-French relations. Claude Arpi holds the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Chair of Excellence of the United Service Institution of India for his research on India-Tibet Relations.

CONTENTS: Tibet: When the Gods Spoke, Part 3
Acknowledgements		vii
Introduction		1
01	The First Incursions: the Case of Barahoti	7
02	The First Months after the Agreement and Zhou's Visit to India	34
03	Nehru's Important Visit to Beijing	61
04	Cartographical Aggression: the Implications for India	78
05	No Escort Anymore: The Earlier the Better	97
06	Winding-up is Not Easy	108
07	Tibet's Slow Incorporation Starts	133
08	Tibet's Assimilation Continues July-December 1955	161
09	Developments in Tibet: Implications for Sikkim	188
10	The Foreign Secretary in Tibet	218
11	India's Relations with Bhutan	231
12	The Foreign Secretary's Visit to Bhutan	256
13	Pressure is Mounting on the Borders	274
14	The Advance in the Subansiri Sector of NEFA	295
15	The Uprising in Eastern Tibet	325
16	The Changes in Western Tibet	338
17	On the Indian Side of the Himalaya: The Situation in Tawang	363
18	Kushok Bakula's Tour in Tibet	385
19	The Life of the Consul General of India in Lhasa	417
20	The Preparatory Committee of the tibetan Autonomous Region	442
21	Will the Dalai Lama Visit India?	453
22	In the Land of the Buddha	478
23	A Milestone in the Relations Between India and Tibet?	497
24	When Men Become Desperate they Consult the Gods	520
25	Some Conclusions: Hoping Against Hope	549
Annexure		554
Index		559