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Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

The Taj Mahal Shrine in Agra, India.

South Asia

India

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South Asia

Pakistan

Conversations with Zhou Enlai

Sino-Indian Border War, 1962

Photograph of Zhou Enlai in 1972.

Zhou, Enlai

1898 - 1976

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Emblem of the People's Republic of China

China. State Council

1954 -

Aerial view of National Mall

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United States

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PRC State Council Gazettes

Potala Palace

South Asia

Tibet

Jawaharlal Nehru, 1949

Nehru, Jawaharlal

1889 - 1964

Sino-Soviet Relations

Chinese Nuclear History

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China. Embassy (Pakistan)

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Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893 - 1976

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China. Foreign Ministry

1949 -

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April 20, 1965	Minutes of Conversation between Premier Zhou and Bhutto Bhutto shares with Zhou the results of Ayub Khan's visit to the Soviet Union. He also discusses the problems that the Sino-Soviet split has created for Pakistan, Soviet military aid to India, and the Vietnam War.
October 19, 1964	J.S. Mehta, 'China's Bomb and Its Consequences on her Nuclear and Political Strategy' Analysis of the recent Chinese nuclear weapon test and it's strategic implications for China's diplomatic and military policies.
November 24, 1964	K.R. Narayanan, 'India and the Chinese Bomb' K.R. Narayanan, Director of China Division at Ministry of External Affairs, writes that the explosion of the first nuclear bomb by China will alter the political balance of Asia and the world and development of nuclear weapons by India can be justified and beneficial for the country and the international system as well.
September 2, 1960	Note, Homi Bhabha to Shri Y. D. Gundevia Homi Bhabha writes to Prime Minister Nehru about India's international status as a country possessing a plutonium plant but not a nuclear weapons program.
August 2, 1963	Letter, Homi Bhabhi to Jawaharlal Nehru Homi Bhabha writes to Prime Minister Nehru to convey that the Chinese nuclear test will be of no military significance and Chinese possession of a few bombs will not make any difference to the military situation. In order to counter the Chinese bomb’s psychological-political impact, Dr. Bhabha argues that India needs to be in a position to produce the bomb within few months.
August 30, 1965	Note, P. S. Ratnam, 'Starred Question No. 8196 for 30-8-1965 in Lok Sabha' The Indian Ministry of Defense evaluated the impact of the Chinese nuclear explosion and reported that the more immediate and real Chinese threat comes from conventional arms. The Chinese nuclear test poses a long term military threat, but its strategic implication and India's consequent actions require constant review.
April 2, 1960	Note, G. R. Walker to H. L. Khanna The note contains articles on the peaceful utilization of atomic energy and other achievements in nuclear science by China, which were shown to Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai by Prime Minister Nehru.
March 16, 1960	Letter, G. Parthasarthi to S. Dutt The letter contains a copy of articles on the peaceful utilization of atomic energy and research work in the nuclear science in China, which could help Indian experts to understand China’s capabilities in the nuclear science.
January 1966	Excerpt of an Indian Document on Chinese Nuclear Delivery Capability An excerpt of a document recovered from the Air India 101 crash assessing China's military capabilities.
January 9, 1966	Secret Letter from the Indian Embassy in Beijing to the Foreign Secretary in New Delhi, No. PEK/104/66, 'China and the West' The Indian Embassy in Beijing sent a letter to the Indian Foreign Secretary to prove an analysis of Chinese foreign policy, such as Beijing's relationship with the West and the impact of Sino-Soviet split on Chinese foreign relations.