Which one of the following is NOT a principle of "Panchsheel"?
CMutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
DMutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
1. The Panchsheel, or Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, were first formally enunciated in the Agreement on Trade and Intercourse between the Tibet region of China and India, signed in April 1954.
2. The five principles are:
a. Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
b. Mutual non-aggression.
c. Mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs.
d. Equality and mutual benefit.
e. Peaceful Co-existence.
3. Non-alignment was a broader foreign policy doctrine adopted by India and other newly independent countries, primarily during the Cold War, to avoid aligning with either the Western or Eastern bloc. While related in spirit to peaceful coexistence and sovereignty, Non-alignment itself is not one of the five specific principles formally listed under Panchsheel.
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