This was never accepted by India and was one of the most important reasons behind the Chinese aggression in 1962. Deng said that Chinese were willing to make concessions on the eastern sector to India, while New Delhi should make similar concessions in the western sector. The Chinese position again took a radical turn after the 1986 Somdorong Chu incident in north Arunachal Pradesh. After the Special Representative dialogue was set up between India and China to resolve the boundary issue in 2005, 22 meetings have taken place between India’s National Security Advisor and Chinese State Councillor but the boundary issue has hardly moved towards resolution. China still calls Arunachal Pradesh South Tibet and India boundary in Ladakh claims all of Aksai Chin.

Source: Hindustan Times September 12, 2020 05:37 UTC