India: A Time of Danger and Decision

The plight of democratic India has aroused little compassion in America. If it is accurate to say that the Administration has handled the Indian crisis admirably—not too much pressure on the Nehru government, no moralizing, a restrained effort to create a favorable climate for India-Pakistan negotiations — it must also be acknowledged that the American people remain cool and complacent over the issue. Partly this is due to the general tone of the Administration’s politics which precludes a passionate campaign in behalf of the Indians, indeed, in behalf of anything except anti-Communism; partly it is due to lack of knowledge which reflects itself in the mistaken belief that what is involved here is a “border conflictR...