India claims to be the lord of South Asia, and in India's eyes the whole of South Asia is his "territory", Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, all of which are his own. It has to be said that these countries are somewhat afraid of India, and Pakistan is known as "Pakistan Railway", largely because of India. But among these countries, only Nepal does not scare India, and India does not dare to underestimate Nepal.
Nepal was a Chinese vassal state during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but after India became a British colony, the British invaded Nepal in 1816, and Nepal was forced to sign an unequal treaty with the British, ceding nearly one-third of Nepal's territory to India. It is the territorial dispute between Nepal and India. In 1923, Nepal became "independent". But under British control. In 1947, India became independent.
The Indian government naturally considered it to be the suzerainty of Nepal, and from this time it began to control Nepal, including politics, economy, military, religion, culture and even ideology. And the government classifies all Nepalis as "Sudras" (untouchables), and it has to be said that India's control over Nepal is much higher than that of Britain, because Britain only needs money, while India wants both money and people, and even territorial disputes, and there are many controversial issues in the border area with India. The border dispute between Susta and Kalapani are two very prominent cases of border violations, with India regularly encroaching on Nepal's territory. India has usurped Nepalese land in 58 different places along the Nepalese-Indian border.
In Nepal's view, if this series of measures continues, sooner or later, Nepal will be incorporated into India, in which case Nepal will begin to take the initiative to cut off from India. Although India covets Nepal's territory, it really does not dare to do it, because although Nepal is weak, its military strength is really not weak, and Nepalese soldiers are brave and good at fighting. As time went on, Nepal's intention to break away from India's control became more and more apparent. India is also very vigilant about this, although it cannot invade by force, but can take other methods to control Nepal, in 2015 India began comprehensive economic sanctions against Nepal, and in 2020 took the initiative to provoke Nepal by force.
But Nepal is not at all afraid of India and has not yielded. On the third day of the border clashes, the Nepalese Army Chief of Staff rushed to the disputed territory, the Nepalese Army had set up 15 border posts in the disputed area bordering India, and weapons such as large-calibre artillery had arrived at the border. In the face of India's naked threats and provocations, Nepal directly included 355 square kilometers of land in the disputed area of the two countries into the new version of Nepal's map.
And the reason why Nepalis dare to be so tough is China's support. In Nepal's view, China is a friend and is regarded as respecting Nepal's sovereignty and not interfering in Nepal's affairs. And India is a bully. Always wanted to annex Nepal. India's undisclosed economic blockade of Nepal in 2015 devastated Nepal's economy, set socio-economic development back a decade and pushed millions into poverty. India is also constantly interfering in Nepal's internal affairs. India has bought off high-ranking officials and politicians.
Judging from the behavior of the Nepalese government and army, Nepal is not afraid of India in its bones, and there is a reason why it dares to resist India, and it is by no means impulsive. It can be said that India simply does not have the ability to control Nepal.
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