II. Relations with China:

India adopted a policy of friendship towards China since the beginning. India was the first to recognize the new People's Republic of China on 1 January, 1950. Nehru also supported the representation of China in U.N.S.C. When Nehru and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai signed "Panchsheel "Treaty, at the same time India recognized China's right over disputed territory of Tibet and approved the Chinese control over it in 1954.