Promoting Development without Struggle

Abstract

This chapter’s focus on attitudes toward development contributes to new assessments of the causes of the Sino-Indian border war of 1962, Sino-Indian relations in general, and the Sino-Soviet split. The chapter examines Nehru’s economic development model and provides insight on his perspective to unify Asia. However, China believed otherwise. Political conversation and movements led Beijing to grow wary of India and Nehru’s intentions surrounding development.