{"id":220748,"date":"2023-01-02T20:52:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=220748"},"modified":"2023-01-02T20:53:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:23:46","slug":"india-china-between-pre-1962-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-china-between-pre-1962-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"India-China: between pre-1962 and now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cIndia-China: between pre-1962 and now\u201d <\/strong>published in The Hindu <\/strong>on 2nd January 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- India and its neighbourhood relationship<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>– Bilateral relationship between India and China<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– The article explains the similarities and differences between India-China bilateral relations and the situation along LAC in the 1960s and now.<\/p>\n

What are the differences between India- China bilateral conduct in the 1960s and now?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The focus in the 1950s was on the \u201cterritorial dispute\u201d<\/strong>of Aksai Chin and NEFA. Today, China is firmly in occupation of Aksai Chin and India is firm in guarding its territorial integrity<\/strong> in Arunachal Pradesh. The immediate issue is transgressions <\/strong>along the LAC.<\/p>\n

The differences in the western sector are no longer confined to the Daulet Beg Oldie and Demchok<\/strong> as was the case in earlier decades. China is now seeking claims in the Depsang, Galwan, Pangong Lake and Hot Springs areas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The border infrastructure<\/strong> on the Indian side was in poor condition earlier. But now, India is rapidly building its border infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In 1962, India was forced to approach the U.S. and other Western countries for military assistance<\/strong> to meet the Chinese challenge. In the current phase, India has rapidly inducted new weapon systems.<\/p>\n

In the 1950s, China did not claim open suppor<\/strong>t for Pakistan, including on Kashmir. China\u2019s support for Pakistan on Kashmir became self-apparent in the 1960s. Today, China openly works with Pakistan against India\u2019s interests .<\/p>\n

The biggest difference between the situation in the 1960s and now is the political will <\/strong>of the Modi government and the determination of the Indian army to block Chinese patrols.<\/p>\n

What has not changed in their bilateral relations?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Traditionally, China has enjoyed an advantage in terms of terrain and logistics<\/strong> in Tibet. China has always projected a spurious interpretation<\/strong> of the LAC. It has shied away from clarifying its position through exchanges of large-scale maps.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s internal vulnerabilities<\/strong> have always impacted bilateral relations with India. Tibet has remained a source of insecurity for China.<\/p>\n

In the late 1950s, Mao Zedong adopted an aggressive stance<\/strong> towards India for consolidating his leadership in the face of internal challenge<\/strong>s and avoiding criticism of disastrous political and economic policies.<\/p>\n

Today, Mr. Xi is facing challenges for the dreadful Zero-COVID policy, and growing authoritarianism<\/strong>. The tendency to create external diversions<\/strong> is a common thread.<\/p>\n

The LAC between India and China is frequently open to challenge by either side. There are areas along the LAC that have been patrolled by both sides in the past.<\/p>\n

In the middle, the Barahoti pasture<\/strong> north of Chamoli in Uttarakhand has been at the centre of the dispute for the past seven decades.<\/p>\n

In the eastern sector, the international boundary and the LAC are defined by the 1914 McMahon Line<\/strong>. Yet, China seeks to make inroads in the Tawang sector, Upper Subansiri region, and near the tri-junction with Myanmar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cIndia-China: between pre-1962 and now\u201d published in The Hindu on 2nd January 2023. Syllabus: GS2- India and its neighbourhood relationship Relevance– Bilateral relationship between India and China News– The article explains the similarities and differences between India-China bilateral relations and the situation along LAC in the 1960s… Continue reading India-China: between pre-1962 and now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-220748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}