Letter from India's Budapest Embassy to the Ministry of External Affairs (31 July 1960)31 Jul 1960 |
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This letter by the Indian Ambassador to Moscow, K.P.S. Menon, gives an overview of international developments, concentrating on the rising tensions between the two Blocs in the aftermath of the U-2 affair. Menon defends his earlier optimistic predictions by affirming the sincerity of Soviet protestations in favor of détente. He portrays post-Stalin Soviet foreign policies as a combination of 'anti-imperialist' positions and attempts to establish peaceful coexistence with capitalist countries. The former has become dominant in 1960 as a result of Western actions in Central Africa and the Caribbean. A contributing factor has been Chinese criticism of previous Soviet moderation as a betrayal of Communist core beliefs. Collection: The View from India
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Letter Origin (Agency): Embassy of India, Budapest Sender: K.P.S. Menon Destination (Agency): Ministry of External Affairs Recipient: Subimal Dutt Language of Original Document: English Number of Pages: 4 Cold War Period: 1960s Persons: Nikita Khrushchev, Harold Macmillan, Fidel Castro, Patrice Lumumba |
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Document Source: National Archives of India Call Number: Ministry of External Affairs, Europe East, Progs. Nos. 8(14), 1960 |
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