Sino-Indo War, 1962
NAM- Reactions
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13-day Cuban Missile Crisis
Ghana, Guinea and UAR
Issue of Sovereignty. Chinese not bowing down to British mapped boundary, Mac Mohan Line.
Ethopia
Egypt
Open Support to fight against Chinese.
Inconsequential but helps in Diplomatic support in Africa.
In Africa- Algeria, Congo, Morocco, Somalia and Tunisia.
IGNORED the conflict.
Mali and Sudan maintained low profile, argued for peaceful settlement within the first week of war.
Mali argued in Chinese favor, on the lines of 'Territorial Integrity and Sovereignty'.
4-POINT proposal, had a Chinese slant.
Against strict foreign intervention. Support China decrying colonial borders.
Immediately called meetings. Talked of no-man's land and retreat of troops. Extended Mediation and informally called for retreat.
China Declined. The 4- point proposal was improved by UAR later when they officially agreed to NASSER.
Conference never happened, it was failure
Nepal, Lebanon and Iraq
Strict Neutrality
Afghanistan
Neutrality. Relations prospering with China, therefore were not vocal about the Tibetan issue. Only hoped for conflict resolution through peace and negotiations.
Nepal: Nonalignment for it simply meant keeping aloof from the two great powers of the region.
Ceylon (Sri-Lanka)
Initially pro-Indian, eventually neutral.
Believes that entanglement with power blocs (seeking help from the west) would be contrary to principles of non-alignment.
"••• nonalignment does not mean alliance or identity
of interest between such countries as call themselves nonaligned"
Burma
Expressed neither sympathy nor non-sympathy. Urged countries to not make moral judgement of right or wrong on the issue, in Colombo conference.
often expressed its appreciation of the peaceful intentions of China and the measures China had taken such as the unilateral cease-fire and the withdrawal of forces and the release of Indian personnel.
Its neutrality bore a distinct predisposition to Chinese position
Cambodia
Actively opposed the Afro-Asian Mandate to India against Chinese aggression, but remained neutral.
Lost Interest in India's Non-Alignment once India requested Arms from the United States. Cambodia supported North Vietnam and Chinese over protecting their sovereignty.
Indonesia
Strict neutrality, but India feels that it led India down.
Eventually, they engaged in conflict mediation.
Animosity regarding West Irian issue.
Growing Sino-Indonesian relations. Communist party influence and anti-imperial sentiment capitalized by China.
Cyprus
Un-equivocal support to India. Direct Western Influence.
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Yugoslavia
Remained neutral despite good and flourishing relations with India. Remained strict to Non-Alignment movement.
Post Soviet disenchantment with China, Yugoslavia supported India. Commented against use of aggression by China.
Supported India, like Ethiopia and Cyprus, 4 months after the conflict.