Asian Conference on Indonesia opens

Organized before India became independent, the conference brought Asian representatives together to discuss shared political, cultural and economic questions. It foreshadowed postcolonial diplomacy...

Leaders of Burma, Ceylon, India, Indonesia and Pakistan met to discuss Asian security and cooperation. Their discussions helped prepare the diplomatic ground for Bandung and revealed a shared desire...

The agreement stated five principles of peaceful coexistence in relation to Tibet. These principles later informed Bandung diplomacy, though subsequent war between the two states exposed the limits of...

The five Colombo Powers agreed at Bogor to invite Asian and African countries to a wider conference. This was a practical step toward Bandung, giving newly independent states a forum they could...

Delegates from 29 Asian and African countries met amid ongoing colonial rule, racial hierarchy and Cold War pressure. Bandung made formerly colonized societies visible as actors able to set agendas in...

The closing communique affirmed sovereignty, racial equality, self-determination, non-intervention and peaceful coexistence. It condemned colonialism and called for economic and cultural...