Himalayan Times (1953)

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December 20, 1953

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Kalimpong, December 20, 1953

NEED FOR UNITY IN INDIA

The imminent need for
a united front was never
greater in India than at the
present moment. Any lack
of unity on the home
front in these difficult
times is almost certain to
be exploited by the ene-
mies of Indian freedom.
In truth while Pakistan’s
existence as a free nation
is threatened from within,
India's trouble is mainly
external. It is true, of
course, that there are two
ponderous power blocs to
deal with. ’ Teleologically,
however. Gandhi’s country
can have no sympathy for
the godless cult of com-,
munism. On the other
hand, while in repect of
details there' can be, and
certainly there are, some
serious d fterences between
this country and the other
power bloc. vet. it. must
.be conceded that there is
more in common between
India .and America than
be.tween India and Moscow
The proposed Pak-Ameri-
can military -pact has
caused widespread resent-
ment in I dia mainly on
account of tl}®"' apparent
lack of understanding of

India’s soul which, in the
very nature of things,
cannot be really opposed
to any effort to keep the
communist wolf off Civi-
lisation’s door.

In this hour of crisis
which might develop into
a peril, it is the Prime
Minister’s privilege to func-
tion not only as the leader
of the Congress party but
ns the chosen guide of his
people irrespective of party
alignments. “United, we
stand; divided we fall.”
EDITOR OF TIBETAN
MANUSCRIPTS
Bihar Sharif. Dec. 16
Mr. George Roerich,
noled Russian scholar of
Tibetan history and cus-
toms, has agreed to edit
some of the Tibetan ma-
nuscripts at t.tie Nalanda
Pali Research Instituteand
the Jaiswal Research Insti-
tute. it is learnt.

Most of these manus-
cripts, including the Kan-
joor and the Tanjoor, wero
presented to the Nalanda
Institute' bv the Dalai
T.ama when the Director
of the Institute, Reverend
Bhikshu dagdish Kash-

CHINESE MAP OF
FRONTIER AREA

Gauhati, Dec. 10

The Government of India
have in their possession
copies 'of a secret Chinese
map of the frontier areas
in the east, it is learnt.
The map, which was brou-
ght by Tibetan traders
accross the Lohit valley
in the North-East fron-
tier Agency, shows portions
of Assam, Bhutan, Dooars
and Sikkim and some
parts of Upper Burma as
Chinese territory.

TheGovernmentof India,
it is learnt, have lodged
a protest with the Chinese
Government against such
claim over Indian terri-
tory

The Chinese are reported
to have built several air-
strips in this frontier area
and an 800 mile all-wea-
ther motorable road con-
necting Yunnan province
with Lhasa.

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KALIMPONG.

yap, visited Tibet in 1951.
Some Tibc an manuscripts,
brought by Mr. Rahul San-
kritayan, will also bo edit-
ed by Mr. Roerich.

Mr. Roerich is at pre-
sent residing in Kalim-
pong.