A S Bhasin

A S Bhasin is a retired Director, Historical Division of the Ministry of External Affairs. In 2018, he published a 5-volume documentary study of India-China Relations, 1947-2000. His book, Nehru, Tibet and China (Penguin Viking) was published in June 2021.

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Expert View: Resolving LAC dispute with China needs an honest reassessmentSubscriber Only

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The central point of the dispute is the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and China comes in for severe criticism for violation of the so-called LAC, which neither exists on the ground nor on any map — and not even on a piece of paper.

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Expert Explains | New row over Kashmir Accession: How Nehru’s naivete and Mountbatten’s dubious role led to the problemSubscriber Only

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An Expert Explains: Missed chances on India-China borderSubscriber Only

October 20,2022 05:22:50 AM

The boundary dispute that led to the 1962 war with China remains unresolved 60 years on. Nehru made a series of mistakes that governments after him continued to repeat. A historian of India-China relations takes stock.

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

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An Expert Explains: China’s revisionism on 1962Subscriber Only

February 21,2022 04:00:53 AM

Amid the Galwan standoff, the Chinese have claimed their 1962 aggression was a 'counter attack'. This is not borne out of facts of logic — but the opportunities India lost to settle the border issue are well documented.

Mon, Feb 21, 2022