Sikkim is located between Bhutan and Nepal, with an area of 7,000 square kilometers and a population of about 600,000 (20 1 1). Sikkim was called Zhe Mengxiong in ancient times. The 7th century was a part of Tubo (Tibet) and became an independent tribe in the 9th century. Culturally, it is basically the same as Tibet and believes in Tibetan Buddhism. /kloc-In the 7th century, Sikkim Kingdom was established and surrendered to Tibet, a vassal state of China.

After India became a British colony, Sikkim was also invaded by Britain, and 1887 was occupied by Britain. From 65438 to 0947, India gained independence, and Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan also became independent countries. However, India has been trying to control Sikkim with its strong military strength. Sikkim became India's "protectorate" for the first time in 1950s, and by 1975, India completely annexed Sikkim.

So why did India annex Sikkim?

Seeing the strategic position of Sikkim from the map;

India is afraid that at some point, the Siliguri Corridor in the throat area will be cut off. In the view of the "third brother", occupying Sikkim and sending heavy troops to guard the Nathula Pass can alleviate this disadvantage.

After the partition of India, there is only a narrow Siliguri corridor between India and northeast India. The narrowest part of this corridor is only 20 kilometers, and it is located between mountains and mountains, so road traffic is very difficult.

The states in northeast India are completely different from India in culture and religious belief, and India also discriminates against them. Therefore, there has always been a large number of local armed forces in the northeastern States of India, and the tendency of separation is obvious, which makes India very headache.

In view of Sikkim's strategic position, India gradually annexed Sikkim in order to strengthen its control over Northeast China and guard against China.

The orange area is the south of China.

After World War II, the annexation of sovereign countries was generally severely reprimanded by the international community, especially the "moral bitches" in Europe and America. But in this case, Europe, America and the Soviet Union were silent. Because India is very friendly with the West and the Soviet Union and has many common interests, the United States and the Soviet Union acquiesced in India's bad behavior of annexing sovereign countries.

Of course, apart from the favorable international environment, the reason why India has nothing to hide is that its military strength is invincible in South Asia. Although most people in India are not martial, there are also several ethnic groups and regions that are martial, such as Sikhs and Punjabis. India is more belligerent in South Asia, and with the advantages brought by British colonization, India spares no effort to bully small countries. In contrast, Sikkim is too weak.