sino indian relations

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