sino indian relations
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SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS
• ECONOMIC TIES
• MILITARY CONFLICTS
• BORDER ISSUES
ECONOMIC TIES
• History of trade and commerce between India and China
THE SILK ROUTE
And in Modern times…
MILITARY CONFLICTS
• THE SINO-INDO WAR OF 1962
How did the war start???
What were the causes?
UNCLEAR BORDER DEMARCATIONS
THE FORWARD POLICY
Tibetan issue
The Thag-La confrontation
THE WAR
THE EASTERN THEATRE
THE WESTERN THEATRE
THE LULL
ZHOU ENLAI JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
THE AFTERMATH
INTERNATIONAL OPINION
• CHINA IS THE AGRESSOR
USA EXTENDS SUPPORT TO INDIA
CHINESE OPINION
• War was a success
REACTION BY THE INDIAN SIDE
• Jawaharlal Nehru comes under tremendous pressure
• India adopts new policies and strategies to improve its military
• Indian Army adopts new strategies and ideologies, becomes 3rd largest army in the world in just two years
and as of 2012…
MAJOR CHINESE TERRITORIAL CLAIMS AND INCURSIONS
AKSAI CHIN
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
INCURSION IN LADAKH
THE WAY FORWARD…
• Political strength
• Economic ties
• Development in the region