INDIA - CHINA Tensions
WHY CHINA IS RAISING HEAT AT THE LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL In this blog we will try & understand what really China aims to achieve by this increased tensions, what is the intention of China and what is exactly the situation & what are future possibilities. History of stand-offs between India-china First lets look at a brief history of stand-offs between India and china 1. Sino-India War 1962 In 1949 under Mao Zedong, China launched an invasion of Tibet. On Oct 1950, the Chinese Army took over the country, starting at Chamdo. A year later Dalai Lama through its representatives signed a treaty with Chinese. After years of scattered protest, a full scale revolt broke out in March 1959 and Dalai Lama was forced to flee as the revolt was crushed by Chinese Troops. On march31,1959 he began a permanent exile in India, settling at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, where he established a democratically based shadow Tibetan Govt (or T...