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Chinese troops attacked Indian border posts in Ladakh in the west and crossed the McMahon line in the east. There was a brief border clash in 1967 in the region of Sikkim, despite there being an agreed border in that region. In 1987 and in 2013, potential conflicts over the Lines of Actual Control were successfully de-escalated.
The Sino-Indian border remained peaceful after these incidents till 2020 China–India skirmishes. [4] Sikkim became an Indian state in 1975, after a referendum which resulted in overwhelming support for the removal of monarchy and a full merger with India. [19] The Indian annexation of Sikkim was not recognised by China during the time.
Beginning on 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed Pangong Lake in Ladakh and the Tibet Autonomous Region, and near the border between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The Chinese military’s incursions on the Indian border could be a “trigger for escalation” of the boundary dispute that lead to a “wider conflict”, India’s army chief has said. General ...
In late 1967, there were two conflicts in which both countries clashed in Sikkim. These conflicts were dubbed the "Nathu La" and "Cho La" clashes respectively, in which advancing Chinese forces were forced to withdraw from Sikkim, then a protectorate of India and later a state of India after its annexation in 1975. [121]
In article 10 of the 1996 border agreement, both sides agreed to the exchange of maps to help clarify the alignment of the LAC. [44] It was only in 2001 when the first in-depth discussion would take place with regard to the central/middle sectors. [45] [46] Maps of Sikkim were exchanged, resulting in the "Memorandum on Expanding Border Trade".
The following is a list of border conflicts between two or more countries. The list includes only those fought because of border disputes. ... Sikkim, Ladakh and Line ...
20 – A "minor" border clash took place in Naku La, Sikkim. [63] Chinese mouthpiece and foreign ministry spokesperson denies any information about clash. [64] 24 – Ninth round of corps-commanders talks. [65] February. 10 – Russian News Agency TASS reports that at least '45 Chinese servicemen' were killed in May and June 2020. [66]