Volume 4 (1958-62) looks into the last years of the Indian presence in Tibet. An era had come to an end; Mao's China did not want any Indians in 'its' new colony; a sense of jealousy towards India prevailed.
Claude Arpi was born in 1949 in Angoulême, France. Since 1974, he is settled in South India.He is the author of several books and more than two thousand articles on Tibet, China, India, defence, border issues and Indo-French relations.Claude Arpi held the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Chair of Excellence of the United Service Institution of India for his research on India-Tibet Relations.