recognition or that the government of India was aware of this develop-
ment at that time.
6 0. Debates LS, series I, vol. 9, part II (November 20, 1956), col. 594. Interest-
ingly, this statement was made following the Suez war, which resulted in
Nehru formally ruling out relations with Israel.
- Brecher, India and World Politics, 78– 79.
- The resolution 273 (III) adopted by the UN General Assembly on May 11,
1949, explicitly refers to “its resolutions of 29 November 1947 and 11 Decem-
ber 1948 and taking note of the declarations and explanations made by the
representatives of the Government of Israel before the Ad Hoc Po liti cal
Committee in respect of the implementation of the said resolutions.” - The Chinese angle came full circle in January 1992, when New Delhi fol-
lowed Beijing’s example of normalizing ties with Israel. For a discussion see
Kumaraswamy, “South Asia and People’s Republic of China- Israeli Diplo-
matic Relations.” - In the Chinese case, the prime issue was of who represented China. Regard-
ing Israel, the issue was not the nature of the government but the very exis-
tence of the state.
6 5. Debates CA (November 28, 1949), col. 20. - Misra, India’s Policy of Recognition, 57– 58.
6 7. The Hindu (Madras) (September 18, 1950).
6 8. Debates CA (August 20, 1948), 381. - See Debates CA (March 4, 1949; March 9, 1949; November 28, 1949; De-
cember 6, 1949) and Debates PP (February 27, 1950; March 17, 1950; June 11,
1950; August 4, 1950). - For the role played by Prof. Taraknath Das of New York University in secur-
ing India’s recognition, see Jerome Unger to Nahum Goldman (October 9,
1950), CZA, Z6/372. - E. Elath to M. Sharett (October 14, 1949), Israel Documents, 4:548.
- Weizmann’s letters to Nehru (November 15, 1947; November 27, 1947; De-
cember 16, 1947) and to B. N. Rau (May 23, 1948). Weizman, Letters and Pa-
pers of Chaim Weizmann, Series A, vol. 23. It should, however, be remem-
bered that until that time none of the leading Zionist leaders had established
any personal contacts with the Indian nationalists. - CZA, K-11, 81/3.
- In his reply, Nehru wrote, inter alia: “Where rights come into confl ict it is
not an easy matter to decide.... I confess that I have great deal of sympathy
for the Jews, I feel sympathy for the Arabs also in this predicament.... I
would like to do all in my power to help the Jewish people in their distress in
so far as I can do without injuring other people.” Nehru to Einstein (July 11,
1947). For the complete text of the letter, see Nehru, Selected Works of Jawa-
harlal Nehru, Series II, 3:393– 396. - Singh, “India and the Crisis,” 75.
- Gopal, Jawaharlal Nehru, 2:169.
- Cited in ibid.
296 6. recognition without relations