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Nehru had made a "Himalayan blunder" by "gifting" over 30,000 square kilometres of land to Chinese.
Nehru had made a "Himalayan blunder" by "gifting" over 30,000 square kilometres of land to Chinese.
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On October 6, 1957, a Chinese newspaper Kuang-ming Jih-pao reported:
â The Sinkiang-Tibet â the highest highway in the world â has been completedâ
It was 1179 Km long
The Aksai road was opened. It took nearly two more years for the news to become public in India.
On October 6, 1957, a Chinese newspaper Kuang-ming Jih-pao reported:
â The Sinkiang-Tibet â the highest highway in the world â has been completedâ
It was 1179 Km long
The Aksai road was opened. It took nearly two more years for the news to become public in India.
2/17
It was only in August 1959 that Nehru dropped the bombshell in Parliament: what the Chinese called the âTibet-Sinkiang highwayâ was built through the Indian territory.
The Prime Minster must have known since several years, but he had kept the information secret.
It was only in August 1959 that Nehru dropped the bombshell in Parliament: what the Chinese called the âTibet-Sinkiang highwayâ was built through the Indian territory.
The Prime Minster must have known since several years, but he had kept the information secret.
3/17
Five months after the road was opened (on February 3, 1958), Subimal Dutt, the Indian Foreign Secretary wrote to Nehru: there seemed little doubt that the newly constructed 1200 kilometre road connecting Gartok in Western Tibet with Yeh in Sinkiang passes through Aksai Chin
Five months after the road was opened (on February 3, 1958), Subimal Dutt, the Indian Foreign Secretary wrote to Nehru: there seemed little doubt that the newly constructed 1200 kilometre road connecting Gartok in Western Tibet with Yeh in Sinkiang passes through Aksai Chin
4/17
Joint Secretary B.K Acharyaâs suggested of sending a reconnoitering party in the coming spring to find out if the road passed through Aksai chin
A patrol party was sent and got captured by Chinese and of which later only 50% returned alive totally brainwashed.
Joint Secretary B.K Acharyaâs suggested of sending a reconnoitering party in the coming spring to find out if the road passed through Aksai chin
A patrol party was sent and got captured by Chinese and of which later only 50% returned alive totally brainwashed.
5/17
On 4 Feb 1958 Dutt had a meeting with Nehru, Joint Secretary Acharya and K. Gopalachari, during which Nehru expressed his apprehensions towards confronting Chinese and suggested to exchange maps with chinese embassy and discuss the matter informally. .
On 4 Feb 1958 Dutt had a meeting with Nehru, Joint Secretary Acharya and K. Gopalachari, during which Nehru expressed his apprehensions towards confronting Chinese and suggested to exchange maps with chinese embassy and discuss the matter informally. .
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On October 18, 1958. The Indian Foreign Secretary (Dutt) handed over an âInformal Noteâ to the Chinese Ambassador in Delhi.
â¨The detailed note is attached to tweet .
On October 18, 1958. The Indian Foreign Secretary (Dutt) handed over an âInformal Noteâ to the Chinese Ambassador in Delhi.
â¨The detailed note is attached to tweet .
7/17
In Apr 1959 , when the issue on Chinese occupation came up for debate , Nehru lied about it
A âReply to Questionsâ session was held in the Lok Sabha on April 22, 1959 (Lok Sabha Debates, Second Series, Vol. XXX, cols 12715-12721)
Topic âMaps Published in China and Russiaâ
In Apr 1959 , when the issue on Chinese occupation came up for debate , Nehru lied about it
A âReply to Questionsâ session was held in the Lok Sabha on April 22, 1959 (Lok Sabha Debates, Second Series, Vol. XXX, cols 12715-12721)
Topic âMaps Published in China and Russiaâ
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Question 1
(a) Whether Government are aware of the fact that maps recently published in China and Russia show large chunks of our territory as part of their territories;
(b) if so, the action taken by Government of India in the matter?discrepancies.â
Question 1
(a) Whether Government are aware of the fact that maps recently published in China and Russia show large chunks of our territory as part of their territories;
(b) if so, the action taken by Government of India in the matter?discrepancies.â
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Lakshmi Menon, the Deputy Minister of External Affairs answered: âYes, Sir; Instances of maps, published in China and Russia, depicting certain parts of Indian territory as parts of China, have come to our notice. The attention of these two Governments has already been drawn
Lakshmi Menon, the Deputy Minister of External Affairs answered: âYes, Sir; Instances of maps, published in China and Russia, depicting certain parts of Indian territory as parts of China, have come to our notice. The attention of these two Governments has already been drawn
10/17
PM Nehru replied:
It is rather difficult for me to answer that question. We have discussed one or two minor frontier disputes which comprise tiny tracts of territory, maybe a mile this way or a mile that way, in the high mountains where nobody lives and those are pending.
PM Nehru replied:
It is rather difficult for me to answer that question. We have discussed one or two minor frontier disputes which comprise tiny tracts of territory, maybe a mile this way or a mile that way, in the high mountains where nobody lives and those are pending.
11/17
C.D. Pande, Congress MP from Nainital brought the subject again: âApart from the maps, because after all, the question of the maps is academic, may I know whether there are certain portions of land between India and Tibet where they are encroaching on the basis of maps
C.D. Pande, Congress MP from Nainital brought the subject again: âApart from the maps, because after all, the question of the maps is academic, may I know whether there are certain portions of land between India and Tibet where they are encroaching on the basis of maps
12/17
They encroached into our territory,-particularly in Taklakot which is near the border of Almora? At Taklakot they have come six miles this way, according to their map. It is not a question of map alone. They have actually encroached on our territory; six miles in one pass
They encroached into our territory,-particularly in Taklakot which is near the border of Almora? At Taklakot they have come six miles this way, according to their map. It is not a question of map alone. They have actually encroached on our territory; six miles in one pass
13/17
PM Nehru replied :
I should like to give a precise answer to such questions. I would not like to venture to give an imprecise answer. Taklakot [trijunction Nepal-Tibet-India in Pithoragarh and another place â Hoti â have been places under argument  .1/n
PM Nehru replied :
I should like to give a precise answer to such questions. I would not like to venture to give an imprecise answer. Taklakot [trijunction Nepal-Tibet-India in Pithoragarh and another place â Hoti â have been places under argument  .1/n
14/17
and sometimes, according to our reports we have received, some Chinese have advanced a mile or two, maybe, in high mountains. It is true. We have been enquiring into it. difficulty is that in the winter months most of these places are almost inaccessible from both side
and sometimes, according to our reports we have received, some Chinese have advanced a mile or two, maybe, in high mountains. It is true. We have been enquiring into it. difficulty is that in the winter months most of these places are almost inaccessible from both side
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MP, Braj Raj Singh queried: News item published in several papers alleging that the Chinese have claimed some 30,000 sq. m. of our territory and they have also disputed the MacMahon line?â This was clearly related to the Aksai Chin and the MP adds âand also McMahon lineâ
MP, Braj Raj Singh queried: News item published in several papers alleging that the Chinese have claimed some 30,000 sq. m. of our territory and they have also disputed the MacMahon line?â This was clearly related to the Aksai Chin and the MP adds âand also McMahon lineâ
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Nehru replied :
No, Sir; I would suggest to Hon. Members not to pay much attention to news items emanating sometimes from Hong Kong and sometimes from other odd places. We have had no such claim directly or indirectly made on us. ( he deliberately omitted Aksai Chin )
Nehru replied :
No, Sir; I would suggest to Hon. Members not to pay much attention to news items emanating sometimes from Hong Kong and sometimes from other odd places. We have had no such claim directly or indirectly made on us. ( he deliberately omitted Aksai Chin )
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On September 7, 1959, a month after the bombshell, the Ministry of External Affairs published its first White Paper in which the issue of the Aksai Chin is prominently mentioned.
Nehru on Aksai Chin, had quipped âwhere not even a blade of grass growsâ.
On September 7, 1959, a month after the bombshell, the Ministry of External Affairs published its first White Paper in which the issue of the Aksai Chin is prominently mentioned.
Nehru on Aksai Chin, had quipped âwhere not even a blade of grass growsâ.
