The McMahon Line | Trans Brahm

The McMahon Line is a demarcation line that separates Tibet from India. It was named after Sir Henry McMahon, who was the foreign secretary of British India in 1914. The line was proposed as a result of the Shimla Conference, which was held in Shimla, India, in 1914 between the British and Tibetan governments.
The McMahon Line was drawn on a map that was produced during the conference, and it is shown as a thick red line that runs from Bhutan in the west to the Burma-China border in the east. The line marks the boundary between Tibet and British India and was intended to be the official border between the two countries.
However, the McMahon Line has been the subject of controversy since its creation. The Chinese government did not recognize the line, claiming that Tibet was a part of China and therefore the boundary should be negotiated between China and India. The issue has been a major source of tension between China and India, with both countries making claims to the territory along the border.
The McMahon Line remains a contentious issue to this day, with China and India continuing to dispute the border. In recent years, there have been several military conflicts between the two countries in the region, including a standoff in the Doklam plateau in 2017.
Despite the ongoing dispute, the McMahon Line remains the de facto boundary between China and India in the region.
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