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 | | Panchsheel, or the five principles of peaceful coexistence, formulated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Chinese premier Chou En-Lai on June 28, 1954, include mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful co-existence. |
 | | Zhen Ruixiang, former consul general to India and senior research fellow at the China Institute for International Studies, said that it was when the five principles were ignored that bilateral relations hit a roadblock. |
 | | "The appropriate code of conduct for a globalised world would be the five principles of peaceful co-existence and not the overlordship of one super-power or group of nations," he said. |
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