Thanks a Lot, Pals

India's faith in the positive powers of neutralism suffered another shock last week. Gathered in Ceylon's capital, Colombo, were six of nonalignment's finest: Ghana, Egypt, Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia, and Ceylon itself. They had taken it upon themselves to find a solution to India's dispute with Red China over the aggression in the Himalayas. After three days of top-secret sessions, the neutrals solved the problem all right. They will recommend a demilitarized zone along the Himalayan frontier and suggest that neutralist nations be chosen to police the forbidden zone. It was just the fuzzy solution Red China would adore.

At week's end Madame Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Ceylon's Prime Minister, announced that she herself would soon be off to Peking and New Delhi in an effort to sell the scheme to the angry foes.

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