The Unfought War of 1962: An Appraisal by Raghav Sharan Sharma

Author:Raghav Sharan Sharma [Sharma, Raghav Sharan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: International Relations, Political Science, General
ISBN: 9781351056366
Google: ntNBDwAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 37488470
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

NOTES

* Badari Vishal Piti and Jamna Lal Bajaj were financers of Ram Manohar Lohi.

CHAPTER 16

Leading Up to War: Nehru’s Folly

Dr. Gopal, during the official India-China negotiations in Peking in the last week ofJune 1960, spoke thus (Purushottam Mehra, Negotiating with the Chinese):

1.

The India–China boundary starts from the trijunction of the boundaries of India, China and Afghanistan at approximately Longitude 74° 34′ East and Latitude of 37° 3′ North and runs eastward through the Kilik pass, Mintaka pass, Kharchanai pass, Paprik pass, and the Kunjreb pass. These passes lie on the watershed between Hunza river flowing into the Indus system in India and the Qarachukar river flowing into the Yarkand system in Sinkiyang. From the Khunjerab pass the boundary lies along a spur down to the north-western bend of the Shakasgam or Muztagh river which it crosses at that point and ascends the crest line of the Aghil mountains. It then runs along the crest of the Aghil watershed through the Aghil pass 76° 37′ East Longitude and 36° 11′ North Latitude, the Marpo pass and Shakasgam pass to the Karakoram Pass.

2.

From the Karakoram pass the boundary lies along the watershed between the Shyok and the Yarkand and runs through the Qara Tagh pass to cross the eastern bend of the Qara Qash river (northwest of Haji Langar) and to ascend the main Kunlun mountains. Thereafter the boundary runs through the Yangi pass along the crest of the mountains separating the Yurungkash basin from those of the lakes in Aksai Chin. It leaves the main crest of the Kunlun mountains at a point approximately Longitude 80° 21′ E and descends in a south-westerly direction, separating the basins of Amtogor and Sarigh Jiganang lakes in India from those of Lighten and Tsoggar lakes in Tibet down to Lanak pass.

3.

South of Lanak pass the boundary passes through the Kone and the Kepsang pass which lie along the watershed between the Changchenmo and Chume Sang in India and the stream flowing into the Dyap Tso in Tibet. Thereafter the boundary lies along the southern bank of the Chume Sang and the eastern bank of Chang-Lung-Lungpa, skirts the western extremity of the eastern half of Pangong lake, lies along the watershed between the Ang stream flowing into Western Pangong lake and other streams flowing eastward, cuts across in the eastern parts of Spanggur lake and follows the northern and eastern watershed of the Indus through the Chang pass Longitude 79° 22′ E and Latitude 32° 47′ N. A little south of Jara Pass it turns southwestward, crosses the Indus about 5 miles south west of Damchok and following the watershed between the Hanle river and the tributaries of the Sutlej river it passes through the Charding pass Long. 79° 24′ E and Lat. 32° 23′ N and Kyung-Zing pass, Long. 78° 46′ E and Lat. 32° 38′ N. Thereafter it turns westward and crosses the Parechu river about 5 miles south of Chumar to reach Gya Peak 78° 24′ E Long. and 32° 32′ N Latitude.

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