Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
पञ्चशील
/panchasheel/Roman
English meaning: Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Definition
Five principles governing India's foreign policy, adopted in the 1954 Sino-Indian Agreement: mutual respect for sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence. They guide India's international relations.
Example
“पञ्चशीलः भारतस्य विदेशनीतेः आधारः अस्ति।”
In English: “Panchasheel is the basis of India's foreign policy.”
Literary Heritage
“प्रजासुखे सुखं राज्ञः, प्रजानां च हिते हितम्।”
/Prajāsukhe sukhaṃ rājñaḥ, prajānāṃ ca hite hitam./
“The king's happiness lies in his subjects' happiness and welfare.”
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- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M