The Discoverer (talk | contribs) removed unnecessary details on an incident whose only connection to the subject of the article is that the troops intended to come to Lanak |
The Discoverer (talk | contribs) It is necessary to present both POVs. One cannot say that the traditional boundary is at Kongka based on a disputed and biased statement that contradicts several existing sources (see talk) Pls do not remove the sources,their statmnts hav nt been disputed |
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The '''Lanak Pass''' or '''Lanak La''' is a mountain pass in [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the [[Aksai Chin]] region that is controlled by China but disputed by India. |
The '''Lanak Pass''' or '''Lanak La''' is a mountain pass in [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the [[Aksai Chin]] region that is controlled by China but disputed by India. |
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India regards Lanak Pass as its boundary with China, while China considers the [[Kongka Pass]] further west as the boundary. <ref name="maxwell">{{cite book |title=India's China War |last=Maxwell |first=Neville |authorlink=Neville Maxwell |year=1970 |publisher=Pantheon |location=New York |isbn= |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/12249475/Indias-China-War-Neville-Maxwell |page=13 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}</ref> Indian sources<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claudearpi.net/maintenance/uploaded_pics/OR_Part_2.pdf|title=Report of the Officials of the Governments of India and the Peoples’ Republic of China on the Boundary Question - Part 2|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs, India, 1961|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=pathforresolution>{{cite journal |
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}}</ref> have cited several British travellers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who wrote that the traditional boundary between India and [[Tibet]] accepted by both sides was at Lanak La.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wellby, M.S. |first= |authorlink= |title=Through Unknown Tibet |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=_Awwo3xwkQUC |accessdate= |year=1898 |publisher=Lippincott |location= |isbn= |page=78}}</ref><ref>Carey, A. D., Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society, Volume 9, 1887, ''A Journey round Chinese Turkistan and along the Northern frontier of Tibet'' {{Cite jstor|1801130}}</ref><ref>Bower, Hamilton, ''Diary of A Journey across Tibet'', London, 1894</ref><ref>Rawling, C. G., ''The Great Plateau Being An Account Of Exploration In Central Tibet, 1903, And Of The Gartok Expedition 1904-1905'', p 38, London, 1905</ref> However, another source states that the traditional border lay at the Kongka Pass.<ref name="burkitt">{{cite book |editor1-last=Burkitt |editor1-first=Laurie |editor2-last=Scobell |editor2-first=Andrew |editor3-last=Wortzel |editor3-first=Larry M. |title=The Lessons of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75 |url=http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB52.pdf |year=2003 |publisher=[[Strategic Studies Institute]], [[U.S. Army War College]] |isbn=9781428916517 |page=331}}</ref> |
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|accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref> that the Indian army patrolled up to the Lanak Pass until 1958,<ref name=pathforresolution /> and there was an Indian flag planted there until 1956.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hudson |first=Geoffrey Francis |authorlink= |title=Far Eastern Affairs, Volume 3 |url= |accessdate= |year=1963 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |location= |isbn= |page=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claudearpi.net/maintenance/uploaded_pics/White_Paper_8.pdf|title=Notes, Memoranda and letters Exchanged and Agreements signed between The Governments of India and China - White Paper VIII|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> |
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|accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref> and that the Indian army patrolled up to the Lanak Pass until 1958.<ref name=pathforresolution /> |
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In October 1959, Indian troops crossed the Kongka Pass in an attempt to establish posts on the Lanak Pass.<ref name="maxwell"/> This resulted in a clash with the Chinese soldiers posted on Kongka Pass. The incident preceded the [[Sino-Indian War]] in 1962.<ref name="maxwell"/> |
In October 1959, Indian troops crossed the Kongka Pass in an attempt to establish posts on the Lanak Pass.<ref name="maxwell"/> This resulted in a clash with the Chinese soldiers posted on Kongka Pass. The incident preceded the [[Sino-Indian War]] in 1962.<ref name="maxwell"/> |
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[[Category:Mountain passes of Tibet]] |
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[[Category:Ngari Prefecture]] |
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Elevation | 5,466 m (17,933 ft) |
Location | Tibet, China |
The Lanak Pass or Lanak La is a mountain pass in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the Aksai Chin region that is controlled by China but disputed by India.
India regards Lanak Pass as its boundary with China, while China considers the Kongka Pass further west as the boundary. [1] Indian sources[2][3] have cited several British travellers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who wrote that the traditional boundary between India and Tibet accepted by both sides was at Lanak La.[4][5][6][7] However, another source states that the traditional border lay at the Kongka Pass.[8]
Indian sources state that there were no Chinese troops in the area in 1952,[9] that the Indian army patrolled up to the Lanak Pass until 1958,[3] and there was an Indian flag planted there until 1956.[10][11]
In October 1959, Indian troops crossed the Kongka Pass in an attempt to establish posts on the Lanak Pass.[1] This resulted in a clash with the Chinese soldiers posted on Kongka Pass. The incident preceded the Sino-Indian War in 1962.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Maxwell, Neville (1970). India's China War. New York: Pantheon. p. 13. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Report of the Officials of the Governments of India and the Peoples' Republic of China on the Boundary Question - Part 2" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs, India, 1961. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b Verma, Virendra Sahai (2006). "Sino-Indian Border Dispute At Aksai Chin - A Middle Path For Resolution" (PDF). Journal of development alternatives and area studies. 25 (3): 6–8. ISSN 1651-9728. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Wellby, M.S. (1898). Through Unknown Tibet. Lippincott. p. 78.
- ^ Carey, A. D., Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society, Volume 9, 1887, A Journey round Chinese Turkistan and along the Northern frontier of Tibet Attention: This template ({{cite jstor}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by jstor:1801130, please use {{cite journal}} with
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instead. - ^ Bower, Hamilton, Diary of A Journey across Tibet, London, 1894
- ^ Rawling, C. G., The Great Plateau Being An Account Of Exploration In Central Tibet, 1903, And Of The Gartok Expedition 1904-1905, p 38, London, 1905
- ^ Burkitt, Laurie; Scobell, Andrew; Wortzel, Larry M., eds. (2003). The Lessons of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75 (PDF). Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College. p. 331. ISBN 9781428916517.
- ^ Vivek Ahuja. "Unforgiveable Mistakes, The Kongka-La Incident, 21st October 1959" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ Hudson, Geoffrey Francis (1963). Far Eastern Affairs, Volume 3. St. Martin's Press. p. 20.
- ^ "Notes, Memoranda and letters Exchanged and Agreements signed between The Governments of India and China - White Paper VIII" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2013.