Question

What are the Basic Principles of Panchsheel Treaty?

Answer 1

Panchsheel is an Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet region of China and India. The agreement was signed on 29th April 1954 in Beijing by the Indian Ambassador N. Raghavan and Chang Han-fu, the Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister of China. All this agreement was done on the guidance of Shri Pandit Nehru. India desired peaceful and friendly relations with all countries, especially with the big powers and the neighbouring nations. While signing a peace agreement with China Raghavan advocated adherence to five guiding principles known as Panchsheel.

Five Principles of Pancsheel are listed below

• Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
• Non-aggression against each other.
• Non-interference in each other’s internal affairs.
• Equality and mutual benefit.
• Peaceful co-existence.