# India Refuses to Recognise the Child King (22 November 1950)

URL: https://allhistories.com/nepal/timeline/1950-india-refuses-to-recognise-the-child-king
Location: New Delhi
Themes: Mountaineering, Opening

On 22 November 1950, according to English Wikipedia, Jawaharlal Nehru announced that India would not recognise Gyanendra as king. The statement came sixteen days after King Tribhuvan took shelter in the Indian embassy and twelve days after Indian aircraft flew the royal family to New Delhi. India had a strong security interest in Nepal after the Chinese move into Tibet in October, and had signed a treaty with the Rana government in July. Yet it chose to support the legitimate king and the Nepali Congress over the regime it had just treated. This shaped the later Delhi settlement and strengthened Indian influence in Nepali politics. The refusal left the Rana prime minister without international backing. The tripartite agreement of February 1951 restored Tribhuvan, shared power among the king, the Congress and the Ranas, and ended 104 years of Rana rule. The episode remains a reference point in discussions of Indian influence over Nepali politics. At this point in the timeline (1950), the Rana regime in Nepal was headed by Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (30 April 1948 – 18 February 1951), with King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (7 November 1950 – 7 January 1951) as the nominal monarch. The main location of this event lies outside present-day Nepal.

## Why it matters
India's refusal decided the diplomatic contest and made the Rana regime unsustainable.

Ruler at the Time: [Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana](https://allhistories.com/nepal/rulers/mohan-shumsher-jung-bahadur-rana)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Tribhuvan of Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_of_Nepal)
- [Wikipedia — Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Nepal_Treaty_of_Peace_and_Friendship)