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The '''Lanak Pass''' or '''Lanak La''' is a mountain pass in ], China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the ] region that is controlled by China but disputed by India. The '''Lanak Pass''' or '''Lanak La''' is a mountain pass in ], China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the ] region that is controlled by China but disputed by India.


India regards Lanak Pass as a boundary with China, whereas China considers the ] further west as the boundary. In 1959 Indian troops attempted to establish posts on the Lanak Pass, resulting in a clash with the Chinese soldiers who had already established posts at Kongka. The event preceded the ] in 1962.<ref>{{cite book |title=India's China War |last=Maxwell |first=Neville |authorlink=Neville Maxwell |year=1970 |publisher=Pantheon |location=New York |isbn= |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/12249475/Indias-China-War-Neville-Maxwell |page=13 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}</ref> India regards Lanak Pass as a boundary with China, whereas China considers the ] further west as the boundary. Several sources attest that the traditional boundary between India and Tibet accepted by both sides was at Lanak La, including Carey in 1885-87, Bower in 1891 and Wellby in 1900, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claudearpi.net/maintenance/uploaded_pics/OR_Part_2.pdf|title=Report of the Officials of the Governments of India and the Peoples’ Republic of China on the Boundary Question - Part 2|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs, India, 1961|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=pathforresolution>{{cite web|url=http://chinaindiaborderdispute.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/virendravermapaperborderdispute.pdf|title=Sino-Indian Border Dispute At Aksai Chin - A Middle Path For Resolution|accessdate=30 August 2013|pages=6-8}}</ref>

There were no Chinese troops in the area in 1952.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.adl.gatech.edu/research/brmsrr/2008/BRMP07010805.pdf
|author=Vivek Ahuja
|title=Unforgiveable Mistakes, The Kongka-La Incident, 21st October 1959
|accessdate=2011-11-02}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000305/mailbag.htm|author=Maj. Gen. Rajendra Nath|title=A period of missed opportunities|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> The Indian army patrolled upto Lanak La until 1958,<ref name=pathforresolution /> and there was an Indian flag planted there until 1956<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claudearpi.net/maintenance/uploaded_pics/White_Paper_8.pdf|title=Notes, Memoranda and letters Exchanged and Agreements signed between The Governments of India and China - White Paper VIII|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref> In 1959 Indian troops attempted to establish posts on the Lanak Pass, resulting in a clash with the Chinese soldiers who had already established posts at Kongka. The event preceded the ] in 1962.<ref>{{cite book |title=India's China War |last=Maxwell |first=Neville |authorlink=Neville Maxwell |year=1970 |publisher=Pantheon |location=New York |isbn= |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/12249475/Indias-China-War-Neville-Maxwell |page=13 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}</ref>


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Lanak La
Lanak Pass is on the southeastern boundary of Aksai Chin
Elevation5,466 m (17,933 ft)
LocationTibet, China
Lanak La is located in TibetLanak La

The Lanak Pass or Lanak La is a mountain pass in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the Aksai Chin region that is controlled by China but disputed by India.

India regards Lanak Pass as a boundary with China, whereas China considers the Kongka Pass further west as the boundary. Several sources attest that the traditional boundary between India and Tibet accepted by both sides was at Lanak La, including Carey in 1885-87, Bower in 1891 and Wellby in 1900, among others.

There were no Chinese troops in the area in 1952. The Indian army patrolled upto Lanak La until 1958, and there was an Indian flag planted there until 1956 In 1959 Indian troops attempted to establish posts on the Lanak Pass, resulting in a clash with the Chinese soldiers who had already established posts at Kongka. The event preceded the Sino-Indian War in 1962.

Refernces

  1. "Report of the Officials of the Governments of India and the Peoples' Republic of China on the Boundary Question - Part 2" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs, India, 1961. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Sino-Indian Border Dispute At Aksai Chin - A Middle Path For Resolution" (PDF). pp. 6–8. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  3. Vivek Ahuja. "Unforgiveable Mistakes, The Kongka-La Incident, 21st October 1959" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  4. Maj. Gen. Rajendra Nath. "A period of missed opportunities". Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. "Notes, Memoranda and letters Exchanged and Agreements signed between The Governments of India and China - White Paper VIII" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  6. Maxwell, Neville (1970). India's China War. New York: Pantheon. p. 13. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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