India Conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there is no question. England has a real duty there.
The India-China intercourse began from the era of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Both interacted with each other peacefully and conducted scholarly and ideological exchanges. Both loved and admired each other; never had there been a slight clash.
The Sino-Indian War in 1962 has fundamentally shaped and distorted Indian attitudes towards China. It also obscured a great deal of what has happened in China since 1962.
China has lunged into the 21st century, while India is still lurching toward it.
If you treat China like a foe, surely she will become one.
China has no desire to replace Western imperialism in Asia with an Oriental imperialism or isolationism of its own or anyone else.
I guess the most surprising discovery was how long Gandhi remained loyal to the ideal of the British Empire, even in India.
For much of their history, life for most people in China was arduous and circumscribed - and people travelled as little as they could.
For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.
China and India are close neighbours linked by mountains and rivers and the Chinese and Indian peoples have enjoyed friendly exchanges for thousands of years.