Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-20
|Ne|1ru Indicates
West Has Not
Won Over India

up. Prime Minister Nehru
again sharply attacked the
SEATO and Baghdad pacts to-
day. His strongly worded
statement served notice that
India and the West are no
closer as a result of the Western
Big Three foreign ministers
recent visit.
Mr.. Nehru disclosed a Parlia-
ment that Lis government has
protested formally to the SEATO
powers about the mention of
K4shmir at the SEATO council
meeting in Karachi.
Mr.. Nehru's statement dis
PEELED hopes among Western
observers that he would moderate
his public attacks on Western
military pacts as result of the
visits this month by United States
Secretary of State Dulles, British
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd
and French Foreign Minister
Christian Pineau.
Reiterates View on Russia
Reporting to Parliament on
three Fasteners visits, the Prime
Minister made no mention of
Soviet policies except to reiter-
ate that he thought the recent
Moscow Communist Party Con-
gress represents a new realistic
Soviet policy.
When Soviet Premier Bull
ganin and Communist Party
Boss Nlkita Khrushchev visited
here. Mr.. Nehru signed a Joint
communique with them. There
were no such joint statements
by the Indian leader and the
three Western ministers.
Mr.. Nehru in his report to
Parliament accused the SEATO
powers of taking sides with PAX
istan against India in the
Kashmir dispute. He asserted
the Western-sponsored Baghdad
pact sis partly responsible for
a good deal Of the present trou-
BILE plaguing West Asia" and
charged it has rent asunder
Arab unity"
The eight foreign ministers at
Karachi urged speedy settlement
of the Kashmir dispute either by
a United Nations-sponsored pleb-
isolate in the Himalayan state
both nations claim or by direct
negotiations between the New
Delhi and Karachi governments.
! Mr.. Nehru said the SEATO ac-
ton on Kashmir meant that a
military alliance was actively
taking sides in the dispute. He
added that it was a special mat
ter of disappointment and regret
that three other members of the
British Observation-Disclosures,
Australia and New Zealand-had
Joined in the SEATO stand.
Pakistan and India also are
Commonwealth members.
Mr.. Nehru'S statement con-
trasted considerably with Gne by
Education Minister Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad yesterday that
the SEATO reference to Kashmir
was "of no Importance
Discussions Seen Valuable
Mr.. Nehru said his discussions
with the representatives of the
Western Big Three had been val
liable.
Where we were unable to
agree, We agreed to differ" he
told Parliament.
Mr.. Nehru said he had taken
up with Mr.. Dulles the question
of United States arms aid to
Pakistan. He added this Ameri-
can help permitted Pakistan to
try to bargain with India from
Ia position of strength !"
Mr.. Dulles, during his visit to
New Delhi, told a news confer
Ience Pakistan would not use the
American arms for aggression.
He declared that any Paklstani
aggression against India would
range the United States on In
Idia's side in the United Nations
and would quickly end good re-
lationS between the United
States and Pakistan.
Discussed Goa
Mr.. Nehru said he also dis
Icussed the Goa situation with
Mr.. Dulles, particularly the
statement issued last December
by Mr.. Dulles and Portuguese
Foreign Minister Paulo Cunha
referring to Goa as a Portuguese
province. India claims the small
territory on the subcontinent is
an unwilling colony and should
be a part of India.
The Prime Minister said Mr.,
in,ItInc occ,tro~J hsx.~ A.. Will,