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India-China boundary problem, 1846-1947 : history and diplomacy / Abdul Gafoor

By: Noorani, Abdul GContributor(s): Noorani, Abdul GMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :Brijwasi Book Distributors | ;H-87, Lalita Park laxmi Nagar Delhi 110092Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2011Description: xviii, 351 pages : maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780198070689Subject(s): Political science | International relations | India -- Foreign relations -- China | China -- Foreign relations -- India | India -- Boundaries -- China | India -- Boundaries -- History | Boundaries | Diplomatic relationsGenre/Form: DDC classification: 327.540 NOO

Contents:

A page from the history of the Foreign Department : ancestor of the Ministry of External Affairs -- The genesis -- Defining Ladakh's boundaries -- Search for a linear boundary -- Two schools on the boundary -- Reference to London -- Hunza -- Evolving a boundary -- The 1899 offer to China -- The aftermath of the 1899 offer -- The McMahon line -- 15 August 1947 -- The aftermath.

Summary: This volume discusses the origins and development of India's boundary dispute with China. It examines several important aspects such the areas of dispute, differing schools of thought, treaties, agreements, and conventions, role of the bureaucracy, peace processes together with an analysis of earlier attempts at drawing a boundary line. The author highlights the gaps in the understanding of the boundary problem and how it affected India's negotiation process. The volume is illustrated with maps and contains appendices listing all important treaties and conventions. -- Publisher description.

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A page from the history of the Foreign Department : ancestor of the Ministry of External Affairs --
The genesis --
Defining Ladakh's boundaries --
Search for a linear boundary --
Two schools on the boundary --
Reference to London --
Hunza --
Evolving a boundary --
The 1899 offer to China --
The aftermath of the 1899 offer --
The McMahon line --
15 August 1947 --
The aftermath.

This volume discusses the origins and development of India's boundary dispute with China. It examines several important aspects such the areas of dispute, differing schools of thought, treaties, agreements, and conventions, role of the bureaucracy, peace processes together with an analysis of earlier attempts at drawing a boundary line. The author highlights the gaps in the understanding of the boundary problem and how it affected India's negotiation process. The volume is illustrated with maps and contains appendices listing all important treaties and conventions. -- Publisher description.

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