Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c4.s2.150

v1.c4.s2.150

The preamble to the 1954 trade agreement contained the formulation of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence also termed *Panchsheel*. These were intended to set a principled foundation for the peaceful relationship between India and China. A modified version of the *Panchsheel* was adopted at the conference of Afro-Asian nations held at Bandung, Indonesia, in April 1955.