Instead, Nehru’s decision in 1955 was to declare that India was not in a hurry to enter the Security Council at that time, even though it ought to be there. The first step, instead, was for China to take its rightful place. After that, the question of India could be considered separately. And no surprise, far from reciprocating Nehru’s ‘China First’ policy, we are still waiting for that country to express support for our own similar ambitions!
