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'61 Jan. 16.
to China or India. Zol said the opportunity
of the people was more toward India than
China. The infiltration was accepted by
India. Now, however, China is claiming
areas at E & W ends of Himalayas and
their soldiers have come over the Himalaya
crest and have moved into valleys that
open out into the Indian plains. India
feels if she allows such "nibbling" to continue,
no telling where it will stop.
This evening Dr. Dart filled me in
on a little Indian history. He told about
Fatehpur Sikri, a sandstone city just
outside Agra. The Shah Jahan had it
built. He was a Mogul Ruler of the 16th or
17th century. After the city was finished,
a minor aqueduct was discovered. No water
was available.
The Mogul Empire preceded the British.
The British started at Calcutta as the East
Indian Company (private). Military outposts
arose to protect company. The British began
to expand and to play one Indian state
against another and sometimes got involved
in battles. The Red Fort in Delhi is a
remnant of the Mogul Empire. The
common man probably had a rough
time under the Moguls.