- 1914: Simla Conference results in McMahon Line as the boundary between British India and Tibet. China refuses to ratify the agreement.
- 1947: India gains independence from Britain.
- 1948: Indian ambassador to China, K.M. Panikkar, asks Delhi to strengthen its claim over areas below McMahon Line.
- 1949: Communists take control of China and establish the People's Republic of China.
- 1950: China sends troops to "liberate" Tibet.
- 1951: India sends a political officer to establish authority over Tawang, where Tibetans owing allegiance to Lhasa protest the effort.
- 1954: India signs an agreement with Beijing; agrees to Tibet being "a region of China".
- 1956: Khampa rebellion erupts in Tibet. Some Tibetan leaders flee and take refuge in Kalimpong.
- 1958: India raises the issue of the road built by China through Aksai Chin for access to Tibet.
- 1959: Large-scale uprising breaks out in Tibet, forcing the Dalai Lama and many of his followers to flee Lhasa for India. India raises the boundary issue, formally, with China.
- 1960: The Nehru-Zhou summit fails to break impasse on the boundary issue.
- 1962: India, China go to war after Chinese troops move into India territory.
- 1963: China withdraws unilaterally from much of Indian territory but retains some areas like Aksai Chin in Ladakh.
- 1979: Indian foreign minister Atal Behari Vajpayee visits China to break long hiatus in ties and renews dialogue.
- 1988: Rajiv Gandhi undertakes his historic visit to China, brings about a serious thaw in relations.
- 1996: India and China agree on confidence-building-measures to keep borders tranquil and peaceful.
- 1998: Renewed tensions in Sino-India ties after Delhi conducts nuclear test and cites China as the main security threat to justify them.
- 2003: PM Vajpayee travels to China, agrees to the appointment of special representatives for resolving the boundary issue.
- 2005: Premier Wen Jiabao visits Delhi; India and China enter into a strategic partnership. The leaders agree on the framework for a settlement of the boundary issue on the basis of the "political parameters and guiding principles”; “interests of the settled populations" to be considered before a final agreement. China also shows a new map with Sikkim as part of India.
- 2006: President Hu Jintao visits India and announces 10 points to further strengthen bilateral ties.
- 2007: Sonia Gandhi and Rahul visit China and hold wide-ranging talks with leaders in Beijing.
- 2008: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travels to Beijing and reaffirms India’s commitment for strong ties with China. Later in the year, China tries to block nsg
waiver for India.
Over The Great Wall, The Mire
Over The Great Wall, The Mire
Over The Great Wall, The Mire
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