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Digest printed in: Military R 39:92-100 Ja '60.

The Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in Katmandu on July 31, 1950, by Nepal and India, declared that "The two Governments hereby undertake to inform each other of any serious friction or misunderstanding with any neighbouring State likely to cause any breach in the friendly relations subsisting between the two Governments" (Article II). Moreover, Nepal was "free to import, from or through the territory of India, arms, ammunition or warlike material and equipment necessary for the security of Nepal" (Article V). With the Chinese Communists preparing to reassert China's claim to Tibet, it was obvious that India sought "to ensure" that Nepal, together with Bhutan and Sikkim, should not be "included in the Communist Chinese sweep" along the Himalayas.

South Asia consists of India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, & Afghanistan. Until WWII, the study of this area was almost entirely restricted to the humanities. Since the 1920's, the humanistic scholars dealing with South Asia had felt that the soc sci's should be added, but had not succeeded in getting an expanded program into the US educ'al system. WWII made it evident that the soc sci's should be added. Large foundations assisted in establishing South Asia centers, a Joint Committee of the Amer Council of Learned Societies & the Soc Sci Res Council was established in 1949, & the gov began to support South Asia studies by instituting a foreign language fellowship program. The latest development of South Asia studies has been the establishment of the Amer Institute of Indian Studies in India. Further necessary developments are outlined. AA.

South Asia consists of India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Afghanistan. Until the Second World War, the study of this area was almost entirely restricted to humanistic subjects as taught by professors of Sanskrit in American universities. Since the 1920's, the humanistic schol ars dealing with South Asia had felt that social science subjects should also be added, but had not succeeded in getting an ex panded program into the American educational system. The Second World War made it evident that social science subjects should be added. After the war, the large foundations assisted in establishing South Asia centers which expanded South Asian studies by adding the study of modern languages of the area and social science subjects. A Joint Committee of the Ameri can Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Re search Council was established in 1949, which published a re port in 1951, "Southern Asia Studies in the United States: A Survey and Plan." Its recommendations were in course of time all implemented. The United States federal government began to support South Asia studies by instituting a foreign language fellowship program. The latest development of South Asia studies has been the establishment of the American Institute of Indian Studies in India, which is supported by United States counterpart funds in India and by a grant from the Ford Foundation. Further necessary developments of South Asia studies are outlined in the rest of the paper.