nehru urging the world to give the security council seat to china, not india

April 18th

when i have mentioned this in the past, people have asked for chapter and verse. well, here it is.

isn't it amazing, india said, 'oh no, we shouldn't have the security council seat until china has it.'

china now says, 'oh no, india shouldn't have the security council seat until pakistan has it.'

seems like a fair exchange, eh?

yes, it does to certain people. for instance, a fellow who shall remain unnamed said this:

The claim is that in addition to attack submarines, the Chinese are planning a major listening post in Gwadar (both to monitor US activity in the Persian Gulf and to track shipping in the Indian Ocean). That may well be true, but to protect its vital oil and gas imports, wouldn't any major nation be expected to take similar measures?

no surprise that this blighter with the rhetorical question is an indian supporting china's containment of india. one of those macaulayputras of whom there are many.

so the chinese dictator came to india, and made no commitments to support india's candidacy. in fact he confused the heck out of their fans. one day, their acolyte newspapers reported "china supports india for security council". the next day they said, "china does not support india for security council". pretty clever, these inscrutable chinese.

but jawaharlal was pretty unambiguous in his support for china. chapter and verse, here it is.

Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Series II, Vol. 29, Minutes of meeting with Soviet Leaders, Moscow, 22 June 1955, pp. 231. Here is the conversation between Nehru and Soviet Premier Marshal Bulganin:

“Bulganin: While we are discussing the general international situation and reducing tension, we propose suggesting at a later stage India’s inclusion as the sixth member of the Security Council.

Nehru: Perhaps Bulganin knows that some people in USA have suggested that India should replace China in the Security Council. This is to create trouble between us and China. We are, of course, wholly opposed to it. Further, we are opposed to pushing ourselves forward to occupy certain positions because that may itself create difficulties and India might itself become a subject of controversy. If India is to be admitted to the Security Council it raises the question of the revision of the Charter of the UN. We feel that this should not be done till the question of China’s admission and possibly of others is first solved. I feel that we should first concentrate on getting China admitted.”