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India China border dispute and current situation in Galwan valley.
While we are at war with opposition and so called intellectuals in India and at the with China in Galwan valley. Let’s see the border dispute with China.
Here is my analysis on the same.
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While we are at war with opposition and so called intellectuals in India and at the with China in Galwan valley. Let’s see the border dispute with China.
Here is my analysis on the same.
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Like all the major issues India faces today issues with China has 3 major players
1. British, obviously
2. Pakistan, why won’t they be
3. @INCIndia and it’s supreme commander Nehru.
The border dispute goes back to 1841 when Raja RanjitSinhji tried to capture Tibet bt lost.
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1. British, obviously
2. Pakistan, why won’t they be
3. @INCIndia and it’s supreme commander Nehru.
The border dispute goes back to 1841 when Raja RanjitSinhji tried to capture Tibet bt lost.
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Like all kingdoms Sinhji empire had a blessing of British and they didn’t want to fight a war they were not capable of fighting. So after the loss in war Ranjit sinhji and The Qing dynasty signed treaty of no transgression. But it was not the end of it. Britishers took
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Control of Ladakh from Ranjit sinhji and tried to define the border with then China. But the traditional border was agreed upon without any treaty. Even if the treaty would have been signed PRC wouldn’t have accepted it.
In 1865 WH Johnson proposed Johnson line putting
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In 1865 WH Johnson proposed Johnson line putting
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Askai Chin under Jammu and Kashmir. But the timing was bad as Xinjiang was not under China then due to Dungan revolt. And the maps were never shared with China. And post China recapture of Xinjiang, and due their battered economy and Russian expansion another British modified
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The boundary by claiming what would more defensible boundary. So John ardagh defined the new boundary with China and called it Ardagh-Johnson line.
Until now all these boundaries were defined and were never shared or finalised with China. By 1892 China had created boundary
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Until now all these boundaries were defined and were never shared or finalised with China. By 1892 China had created boundary
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markers at Karakoram range. But brits were either unaware or chose to ignore. In 1899 brits realised Askai chin is no longer important and added new boundary and shared the maps with Chinese officials. Now this new boundary called macarthney-McDonald line is what PRC claims
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to be the the only agreed map with then India and British. Somehow brits has major mood swings on the border with China. They used macarthney-McDonald line upto 1908 and suddenly thought it will be wise to use Johnson line again. And change in Chinese leadership in 1911
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British thought it will be wise to sign border treaty with Tibet without China as a party in 1912 and keeping it secret. their mood swings continued until 1927 n again they decided to do away with Johnson line n accepted Karakoram boundaries n again didn’t share it with China
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Amazing Peking atlas published in 1925 shows China boundary upto Aksai chin and putting Aksai chin in India. around 1940s was a time of soviet influence on China and British again moved to Johnson line. With all their mood swings and mismanagement of border brits never
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tried to demarcate the border or establish post.
Amazingly until 1947 China officially never shared border with India. We shared border with Tibet which was under Chinese rule but British for their own reason considered it an independent country.
With Mao’s PLA gaining
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Amazingly until 1947 China officially never shared border with India. We shared border with Tibet which was under Chinese rule but British for their own reason considered it an independent country.
With Mao’s PLA gaining
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Power in China and India for reasons known only to nehru and his advisors started what was an amazing recipe to string of disasters. It all started with giving away portion of Kashmir to Pakistan and then recognising Beijing over Peking. Only democratic country in the world
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To recognise communist China. In 1949 General Ayub signed treaty with China and gave away portion of POK adjacent to gilgit baltistan and recognised Aksai chin as a part of China much to Nehru surprise as he thought Pakistan will come to elder brother for counselling.
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To be continued.
