What if India had Tibet instead of it being part of China?

If India had claimed Tibet there surely would have led to a war with China worse than the Sino-Indian conflict of 1962. However, had India succeeded in seizing control of Tibet it's pretty safe to say that Tibet's economic and infrastructure development would not be at the level it currently is. read more

If India had claimed Tibet there surely would have led to a war with China worse than the Sino-Indian conflict of 1962. However, had India succeeded in seizing control of Tibet it's pretty safe to say that Tibet's economic and infrastructure development would not be at the level it currently is. read more

So Tibet is always closer to China, since there is at least some routes between the China proper and Tibet in Qinghai. While the border near India is a huge mountain of 8000 meters’ height and 2000 kilometers’ length. read more

In response to China’s increasing belligerence — reflected in a rising number of Chinese border incursions and Beijing’s new assertiveness on the two Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir — India since 2010 stopped making any reference to Tibet being part of China in a joint statement with China. read more