MAPPING THE PERCEPTION: INDO-CHINA RELATIONS

Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China started in 1950. It was ended after the Government of Tibet signed the Seventeen Point Agreement on 1951. Dalai Lama and many residents of Tibet migrated to India. This event triggered the anxiety in China. The expansionist attitude displayed by China from 1962 laid to the formation of China Occupied Kashmir to recent claim about Arunachal Pradesh. Though it is geography of both countries that plays a key role in this dispute, the leaderships are also responsible for fuelling the crisis. China’s expansionist attitude is also fuelled by its stagnant economic performance recently and its effort to assure resources to continue its industrial growth and expansions. The recent Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso clash shows how China still believes in its ideology as expansionist and trying to stall the development of neighbouring country. Today, in the age of globalization, China is using its full potential to dominate the global market and be the most powerful among all. Most of the countries have emerged dependent on China for the supply of their daily consumable products. The Chinese hegemony in terms of military, economy and geopolitics has emerged as one of the problem areas for India. This research attempts at seeking perceptions of the common people’s awareness about the border issue, their expectations and their perspectives over both countries and also seeks suggestions to emerge with solution to the current geopolitical situation between China and India.