Letter from Calcutta

The Indians Feel Cheated

The other day a Communist Peace Conference in Calcutta passed a resolution congratulating President Eisenhower as “a man of peace.” Prime Minister Nehru had himself paid a similar compliment to the President from the floor of the Indian Parliament. It was a surprising statement because, when Eisenhower took office in 1953, Nehru had publicly expressed concern about the “military mind taking control of the world’s chancellories.” The subsequent campaign against the U.S. in which Nehru joined the Communists was aimed at frustrating the “military mind” in Asia through a series of military pacts.

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The Indians Feel Cheated

The other day a Communist Peace Conference in Calcutta passed a resolution congratulating President Eisenhower as “a man of peace.” Prime Minister Nehru had himself paid a similar compliment to the President from the floor of the Indian Parliament. It was a surprising statement because, when Eisenhower took office in 1953, Nehru had publicly expressed concern about the “military mind taking control of the world’s chancellories.” The subsequent campaign against the U.S. in which Nehru joined the Communists was aimed at frustrating the “military mind” in Asia through a series of military pacts.