McMahon Line

The McMahon Line is a demarcation line drawn on a map referred to in the Simla Convention, a treaty between Britain and Tibet signed in 1914.Chellaney, Brahma.  "India-China: Let facts speak for themselves," The Economic Times (Mumbai). 17 September 2010; retrieved 2012-5-12.

It is named after Henry McMahon, a  diplomat who signed the agreement. "McMahon Line," Encyclopedia Britannica (UK), 17 March 2025; retrieved 2026-2-23 

After India became  independent from Britain in 1947 and China invaded Tibet in 1950, the line became the border of India and China. Some people disagree, but it is now part of the real boundary between China and India (called the Line of Actual Control). "China rejects report on border talks with India," Xinhua News Agency, August 7, 2009; Guruswamy, Mohan.  "The Battle for the Border," Rdiff.com (India). 23 June 2003; retrieved 2012-5-12.

This disagreement was a reason for a war between China and India in 1962 (the Sino-Indian War)."A Himalayan rivalry," The Economist (UK). 19 August 2010; retrieved 2012-5-12.

 thumb | right | Map of the whole China-India border with McMahon line labelled to the east (right), 1963.
Related pages 
 Arunachal Pradesh
 Durand Line
 Radcliffe Line

References 

Further reading
 GlobalSecurity.org,  India-China Border Dispute
 Kawaguchi, Yuki.  "Arunachal Pradesh Territorial Dispute between India and China,"  ICE Case Studies (US). No. 161, November, 2005.

Category:Territorial disputes of China
Category:1910s treaties
Category:1910s in the United Kingdom
Category:Geography of Tibet