After 1962, India recalled its ambassador to the People's Republic of China. During the following years, Indira Gandhi managed to forge close ties with several non-aligned nations.
Unsatisfied with the situation, Delhi started sending feelers to Beijing in 1973. Foreign Affairs Minister Swaran Singh openly declared in the Parliament that India "was prepared to let bygones be bygones."

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