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Since there was a close India Tibet relationship before China invaded Tibet, it was a natural corollary that India would condemn the naked aggression.China didn't sign any treaty with India regarding Tibet's "autnomous". So, China doesn't have any obligation to consult india about how to define "autnomous" .
On the other hand, China did sign the treaty with Dalai Lama in which Chinese promised "autonomous" status to tibet with detail. HOWEVER, when Dalai started his riot and flee to india, this treaty was actually abolished by himself. So, Chinese have the opportunity to re-define the term of "autnomous" by their own.
However, it was the era of Nehru, who was enamoured by the fact that he was an international figure of peace, and so he accepted the Chinese contention that Tibet was an autonomous region of China.
I am not too sure what autonomous means in Chinese, but any other international language it means
1. (of a country or region) Having self-government.
2. Acting independently or having the freedom to do so:
3. self-governing - independent
Tibet, in its present state does not conform to any.