So that’s why he wanted to go in for a Panchsheel Agreement, probably,” Chauhan said. The international boundary in the Northeast was drawn at the tripartite Simla Convention of 1913-1914 by British India, Tibet and China. Independent India, the CDS said, was keen to build a good relationship with China and Beijing also wanted stability in the area after its “so-called” liberation of Tibet. “In 1954, India recognised Tibet as part of China; both countries signed the Panchsheel Agreement. According to him, after China occupied Tibet and India supported China’s permanent membership of the United Nations, the “Himalayan buffer” between India and Tibet “evaporated” and converted into a border.

Source: The Telegraph February 14, 2026 04:54 UTC