In that hot pepper in South Asia, there is a country called India, which you may know for its hot food or colorful palaces, but you may not know that it also has a hidden strategic strategy. This country, with its warm history of independence from the United Kingdom, has now transformed itself into a big man in the South Asian subcontinent. But the story of this big guy is not so simple, especially when it is still a "young" newly independent country, and it has a bold trick - to take its neighbor Sikkim into its arms. But this business has to spend a lot of money to maintain every year, which makes people scratch their heads, what is the routine behind this? To tell the truth, the story of Sikkim is quite tortuous. This land is a distant relative of our Tibet, and in ancient times, people from both sides of the country often visited the door, and cultural exchanges were frequent. But the historical plot of Sikkim is more ups and downs than the TV series, and it is common to be bullied by neighboring countries, and it is invaded from time to time, and sometimes even the entire country is occupied. Finally in 1642, the people of Sikkim stood up and established their own kingdom. But the good times didn't last long, and the war and foreign invaders made its territory smaller and smaller. The British, who saw the excitement as well, jumped in in 1814 and kicked Sikkim into the pocket of British India.
The wheels of history rolled forward, and the British, tired of playing the game in South Asia, went home, leaving India gasping for independence. But this joy of "freedom" did not reach Sikkim, and the people of Sikkim found themselves freed from one big brother and immediately fell into the arms of another. India regards Sikkim as its own backyard and unceremoniously encloses it. Naturally, the people of Sikkim did not do anything, especially the Sikkim royal family and the dissatisfied people who were forced into the United States, and they were furious at India's actions. As a result, Sikkim changed from a British protectorate to an Indian one, in fact a nominal "protectorate", but in fact a change of owner.
But swallowing the bone of Sikkim, India found that this was not a good thing to do. The people of Sikkim are not fuel-efficient lamps, especially the Sikkim royal family, who have been exiled to the United States, are still waving their flags and shouting there, constantly adding obstacles to Indian policy. In order to maintain that semblance of peace, India has to throw money into the "bottomless pit" of Sikkim every year to ensure that Sikkim's per capita GDP can have a good ranking in the Indian rankings. The money is not only to make Sikkim's economy look good, but also to calm down the emotions that could cause unrest.
Sikkim's economy is "crumbling" to the worst of the story, supported by farming and tourism. However, limited by mountains and rivers, agriculture is not easy to grow, and tourists are not available every day. However, thanks to India's vigorous "blood transfusion", Sikkim's economy has maintained growth, although it is struggling. But there are a bunch of problems, ethnic contradictions, topography, and political influences, which are enough to cause headaches. For the sake of its own overall situation, India can only continue to invest in Sikkim, on the one hand, to stabilize internally, and on the other hand, to show its "peaceful development" in the region.