India and China sign the Panchsheel Agreement

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

New Delhi hosted Asian governments in support of the Indonesian Republic during the Dutch military offensive. The meeting linked diplomatic pressure with anti-colonial solidarity and helped...

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 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...

The leaders of India, Egypt and Yugoslavia met to coordinate opposition to rigid bloc politics. The talks connected Asian-African anti-colonial diplomacy with a European socialist state outside the...

The three leaders issued a joint statement advocating peaceful coexistence and independence in international relations. The meeting was an important precursor to the movement, though it did not yet...