Border dispute arose after India recognised Tibet as part of China: CDS Chauhan

DEHRADUN, Feb 14: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said the border dispute with China followed India’s recognition of Tibet as part of the that country in 1954 with the signing of Panchsheel Agreement. The chief of defence staff (CDS) was delivering a lecture on ‘Frontiers, Borders and LAC: The Middle Sector’ under the India Himalayan International Strategic Forum think tank at Lok Bhavan here on Friday. Chauhan said, “In 1954, India officially recognised Tibet as part of China, the two countries signed the Panchsheel Agreement.” Following the agreement, “India considered itself to have settled its northern border. This…