Chinese Checkers, Tibetan Ambivalence & Indian Delusions
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Malhotra, Iqbal, director.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- India : AIM Television, 2008.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (57 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00003748
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- The film looks at the intertwined interests and relationships between the British, the Tibetans, the Chinese and the Indians over the 20th century and beyond, on the subject of Tibetan sovereignty. Political expediency at different points of time governed these relationships. However, both the British and the Indians were united in their desire to keep the Chinese out of Tibet. Paradoxically, because of hitherto unrevealed and highly secret political compulsions, independent India's first Prime Minister Nehru had to bow to the Chinese and acquiesce to the Chinese annexation of Tibet in October 1950. Nevertheless, the unique Indian contradiction simultaneously relied upon the British and Tibetan Agreement of 1914 to define independent India's borders with Red China, while acquiescing to China's historical centuries-old claim to Tibet, dating from the Huan Dynasty.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2090 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2090 (HU_OSA_00003748.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |