About the Author

Born in Angoulime, France, Claude Arpi has been an enthusiastic student of the history of Tibet, China, and the Indian subcontinent for the past thirty-five years. After graduating from Bordeaux University in 1974, he decided to settle in India, where he continues to stay with his wife Abha and daughter Smiti. He is the author of "Tibet, le pays sacrifie," "La politique franaise de Nehru: 1947""-1954," "Cachemire, le paradis perdu," "Born in Sin: the Panchsheel Agreement," "India and Her Neighbourhood," "Tibet: The Lost Frontier," and "Dharamsala and Beijing: the negotiations that never were." He writes regularly on China, India, and Europe in "Rediff.com, The Pioneer, DNA, Sify.com, The Statesman," and other Indian and French publications. He is also an editorial consultant and a regular contributor to the "Indian Defence Review." To follow Claude Arpi, log on to blog at http: //claudearpi.blogspot.com/