Question

Discuss the points of Panchsheel.

Hint:

Mnemonic: Respect–Non-aggression–Non-interference–Equality–Coexistence.

Answer 1

Articulated in the 1954 India–China Agreement on Tibet trade and intercourse, the principles aimed to guide relations among states, especially newly independent nations. They promote sovereign equality and conflict avoidance, shaping India’s non-aligned diplomacy and wider Afro-Asian solidarity during the Cold War era (≈55 words).