See-Saw Ties

1949
Nehru’s India is the first nonsocialist country to establish diplomatic relationswith the People’s Republic of China.
1954
Nehru and Chinese premier Zhou Enlai enunciate the principles of Panchsheel.
1962
India’s slogan "Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai" takes a battering as the Chineseinvade Arunachal Pradesh and then execute a surprising pull-back.Both sides recall theirambassadors though their missions continue.
1964
China conducts its first nuclear test.
1976
Diplomatic ties are re-established;
1979
External affairs minister A.B. Vajpayee visits Beijing.
1988
Ties improve dramatically after Rajiv Gandhi visits China and a series ofconfidence-building measures are initiated. Premier Li Peng visits India three years바카라 웹사이트later.
1993
P.V. Narasimha Rao concludes four agreements, including one on maintenance of peace andtranquility along the line of actual control.
1996
Jiang Zemin becomes the first Chinese president to visit India. Deve Gowda and he sign anagreement on confidence-building measures (CBMs).
1998
Relations take a nosedive after George Fernandes identifies China as "Enemy No.1". The Pokhran tests lead to more acrimonious exchanges.