Maharaja Ranbir singh's ambition of annexation(Cartographic) of AksaiChin to J&K kingdom l has led to the bad bad blood between India & China..On 16/03/1846,the British ceded to Gulab Singh (for his treachery) the land acquired by them , Viz.Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh for the sum of Rs 75 Lakhs.The treaty of Amritsar (Article-4) clearly stated that The limits of the territory of the Maharaja will not be changed at any time.The Maharaja did change the territory and left India & China to fight each other
The Aksaichin ,covers an area of 14380 sq miles.It is an high altitude area,the lowest point is the Karakash river at about 14000 ft.The highest point is 22500 feet.Here lies the Line of Actual control. A place where not a blade of grass grows. Mahavir Tyagi riposted that the PM's head did not have a single hair,that did not make it useless..
The advanced boundary line of WH johnson(1865) merrits our attention .Especially since thereafter,this boundary line on the Aksaichin plateau,is based on this Map.It found a concrete shape in Survey of India Map(1868) This made Johnson opt for Kuen-lun watershed as the dividing line.Johnson joined the Maharajas services & he showed that the entire Aksaichin plateau9in Ladakh)belonged to the Raja
Viceroy Lansdown in a minute in 28/09/1889 said the land between the Karakoram & kuen-lun ranges is of no value,in accessible & not likely to be coveted by Russia & we should encourage the Chinese to take possession,rather than leaving it as no-mans land.He favoured the Chinese to hold the Kashgar-Yarkand region as it can act as an obstacle to Russian advancement & also for better relationship with Chinese.
Francis Younghusband wanted the British to claim this land. up to the crests of the Kuen-lun range,before Whotehall could take a decision,the Chinese occupied it(Shahudullaha)
Lord Curzon was also in favourof leaving this land in the hands of Chinese. He wanted this land to be held by a friendly power(Chinese). In 1893,Hung Ta Chen drew up another map & handed it over to George Maccartney at Jashgar This boundary placed Lingzhi Thong plains ,south of Laktsang range in India & Aksaichin,to the north in Hina.
A border along the Karakhoram mountains was suggested by the British. Because it formed a Natural Boundary,extend British borders up to the Indus river watershed,leaving the Tarim river watershed under the control of Chinese.& this will act as deterant to the Russians from central Asia. This line was called the Maccrteney- Macdonald Line to Chinese. In 1899. The Chinese did not respond to it & the British thought the Chinese had accepted it in toto. The Chinese found favour with this as it corresponded to their line of thinking,
In 1941,India got reports that the Soviets had amassed troops in Xingiang. The boundary was pushed outwards up to Ardagh-Johnson line. The Indian constitution just showed an Airbrushed Blank without a line through it : In 1962 The Chinese Army advanced up to Maccarteney-Macdonald Line. The present dispute is due to overlapping perceptions of where the LAC stands.
The Aksaichin ,covers an area of 14380 sq miles.It is an high altitude area,the lowest point is the Karakash river at about 14000 ft.The highest point is 22500 feet.Here lies the Line of Actual control. A place where not a blade of grass grows. Mahavir Tyagi riposted that the PM's head did not have a single hair,that did not make it useless..
The advanced boundary line of WH johnson(1865) merrits our attention .Especially since thereafter,this boundary line on the Aksaichin plateau,is based on this Map.It found a concrete shape in Survey of India Map(1868) This made Johnson opt for Kuen-lun watershed as the dividing line.Johnson joined the Maharajas services & he showed that the entire Aksaichin plateau9in Ladakh)belonged to the Raja
Viceroy Lansdown in a minute in 28/09/1889 said the land between the Karakoram & kuen-lun ranges is of no value,in accessible & not likely to be coveted by Russia & we should encourage the Chinese to take possession,rather than leaving it as no-mans land.He favoured the Chinese to hold the Kashgar-Yarkand region as it can act as an obstacle to Russian advancement & also for better relationship with Chinese.
Francis Younghusband wanted the British to claim this land. up to the crests of the Kuen-lun range,before Whotehall could take a decision,the Chinese occupied it(Shahudullaha)
Lord Curzon was also in favourof leaving this land in the hands of Chinese. He wanted this land to be held by a friendly power(Chinese). In 1893,Hung Ta Chen drew up another map & handed it over to George Maccartney at Jashgar This boundary placed Lingzhi Thong plains ,south of Laktsang range in India & Aksaichin,to the north in Hina.
A border along the Karakhoram mountains was suggested by the British. Because it formed a Natural Boundary,extend British borders up to the Indus river watershed,leaving the Tarim river watershed under the control of Chinese.& this will act as deterant to the Russians from central Asia. This line was called the Maccrteney- Macdonald Line to Chinese. In 1899. The Chinese did not respond to it & the British thought the Chinese had accepted it in toto. The Chinese found favour with this as it corresponded to their line of thinking,
In 1941,India got reports that the Soviets had amassed troops in Xingiang. The boundary was pushed outwards up to Ardagh-Johnson line. The Indian constitution just showed an Airbrushed Blank without a line through it : In 1962 The Chinese Army advanced up to Maccarteney-Macdonald Line. The present dispute is due to overlapping perceptions of where the LAC stands.
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