Sino-Indian relations involve a complex history including economic ties dating back to the Silk Road, military conflicts such as the 1962 Sino-Indian War over unclear border demarcations in Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh, and ongoing disputes over territorial claims. While economic cooperation has grown in modern times, ongoing border issues and military tensions remain challenges to the relationship.

1. SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS

2. • ECONOMIC TIES
• MILITARY CONFLICTS
• BORDER ISSUES

3. ECONOMIC TIES
• History of trade and commerce between India
and China

4. THE SILK ROUTE

5. And in Modern times…

7. MILITARY CONFLICTS
• THE SINO-INDO WAR OF 1962

8. How did the war start???
What were the causes?

9. UNCLEAR BORDER DEMARCATIONS

10. THE FORWARD POLICY

11. Tibetan issue

12. The Thag-La confrontation

15. THE EASTERN THEATRE

19. THE WESTERN THEATRE

22. THE LULL

23. ZHOU ENLAI
JAWAHARLAL
NEHRU

26. THE AFTERMATH

27. INTERNATIONAL OPINION
• CHINA IS THE AGRESSOR

28. USA EXTENDS SUPPORT TO INDIA

29. CHINESE OPINION
• War was a success

30. REACTION BY THE INDIAN SIDE
• Jawaharlal Nehru comes under tremendous
pressure

31. • India adopts new policies and strategies to
improve its military
• Indian Army adopts new strategies and
ideologies, becomes 3rd largest army in the world
in just two years

32. and as of 2012…

33. MAJOR CHINESE TERRITORIAL CLAIMS
AND INCURSIONS

34. AKSAI CHIN

35. ARUNACHAL PRADESH

36. INCURSION IN LADAKH

38. THE WAY FORWARD…

39. • Political strength
• Economic ties
• Development in the region