Highlights 1 China has quoted a Nehru letter to back its claim on Doklam. 2 Nehru also wrote in the same letter about Aksai Chin. 3 Nehru wrote that letter in 1959 to his Chinese counterpart. In the same March 22, 1959 letter, Nehru also reminded China of an 1842 treaty on Ladakh and the drawing of the McMahon line in Simla in 1914, which aren't recognised by China. WHAT CHINA DOES NOT MENTIONHowever, in the same letter, Nehru also mentioned agreements on the boundaries in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, which China now rejects.

Source: India Today July 03, 2017 09:33 UTC