Contested Lands: India, China, and the Boundary Dispute
Author: Maroof Raza
Publisher: Westland
Price: Rs 699
Pages: 208
Maroof Raza, distinguished commentator on India’s security challenges, has in this well-researched and lucid book provided the various dimensions of the border dispute that lies at the heart of the ongoing Sino-Indian confrontation.
The ambiguous status of Tibet vis-a-vis China lies at the root of the present-day issues that divide India and China. Through the latter part of the 19th century, British officials in India attached little strategic significance to this large landmass that straddled the northern borders of their “jewel in the crown”. China has claimed