In this book, Sudarshan Bhutani, who served in the Indian Embassy in China during 1957-62, critically narrates the political and diplomatic circumstances which led to the Indo-China War in 1962. He also analyses the role of the factors influencing China's domestic and foreign policies--especially the impact of the Tibetan revolt and the constraints it placed on the realization of her place in the international community. These factors and China's own warped image ...