Nehru expected to get American aid but not at the cost of open join to the west camp and abandon the policy of neutralism. However,American government was confident that it could achieve the political ends by economic means.

• 尼赫鲁拒绝放弃中立主义政策 ,不愿以公开加入西方冷战集团为代价换取美国的经济援助 ,而美国则自信可以经济手段达到其政治目的。