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Sikkim and the Himalayan Chess Game (2016)

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/sikkim-and-himalayan-chess-game
20•pepys•3d ago

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ashishb•1h ago
Sikkim is one of the most beautiful states in India. And surprisingly a fairly prosperous one[1].

Thankfully, the mistake of Tibet where India helped Chinese army was not repeated.[2]

1 - https://ashishb.net/travel/gorkhaland-west-bengal-and-sikkim... 2 - https://latest.sundayguardianlive.com/news/nehrus-india-help...

SilverElfin•1h ago
I still don’t get how the world cares so much about conflicts in other parts of the world but ignores the colonization and takeover of Tibet by the CCP
ksd482•36m ago
Most of the world depends on China for goods, thus trade.
strken•21m ago
It happened more than 70 years ago. What would be the point? I remember my mum wearing a Free Tibet t-shirt in the 90s, but even then it was a fait accompli.

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