After 42 years of annexation, how loyal is Sikkim to India?

In Dong Lang's Sino-Indian military confrontation, a treaty and a clause were repeatedly emphasized: 1890, the Sino-British conference Tibet-India Treaty demarcated the border between Tibet and Sikkim. Someone asked: What does Sikkim have to do with this? A: After Sikkim was annexed by India in 1975, the border became the border between China and India. Thus, the fate of a small Himalayan kingdom after 42 years of "disappearance" is once again sad, but today everyone calls it Sikkim, India. In fact, Sikkim has never faded out of the sight of some strategic scholars-it is located on the India-China border, near the throat of India's Siliguri Corridor. Such a special geographical location is considered as "the frontier of China-India war preparation"; But its history as an independent country is gradually forgotten by most people. However, most of these people do not include those who witnessed how India forcibly annexed it, nor do they include Sikkim who are still facing the crisis of identity. The shadow of annexation has always been there.

China and Pakistan are hardly allowed to get involved. For China people, the Indian state of Sikkim is almost a "forbidden place".

Lv Pengfei, who worked as a journalist in India for three years, told the Global Times reporter about his experience on the 9th: "In July 20 15, I went to Darjeeling, India, which is only 30 kilometers away from Sikkim. I heard that I could enter Sikkim by chartered bus from this small town, but I was afraid to go directly at that time. After returning to New Delhi, the capital of India, I applied to the Indian Ministry of the Interior and the Sikkim office in New Delhi for permission to go to Sikkim, but I was not approved. " Another Nepalese who has been to Sikkim told the Global Times reporter that he tried to take a friend from China to travel there, but he failed in the end. "China people and Pakistanis are almost not allowed to set foot in Sikkim, not completely banned, but the application process is very complicated."

The Global Times reporter saw on the website of the Indian Immigration Bureau that according to the provisions of the Aliens Act 1958, the whole territory of Sikkim is listed as a "protected/restricted area" (most of the areas listed as "protected/restricted areas" are sensitive areas such as northeast India), and all foreigners except Bhutanese citizens must apply to the relevant departments for special permission to go to the protected/restricted area. According to the website of the Sikkim Tourism Bureau, foreigners can choose to apply at the Ministry of the Interior, the Alien Registration Office or the immigration management offices at airports such as Delhi and Mumbai, but only China people and Pakistanis must obtain the consent of the Indian Ministry of the Interior. Regarding the strict regulations of China people, Lv Pengfei thinks that "the main reason should be fear of espionage".

Sikkim borders Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, China in the north and West Bengal in the south. There are no trains, and the main transportation line connecting other parts of India is National Highway of India 10, which runs through the state. China began to build an international airport more than 0/0 years ago, and it has not been built yet. In other words, you can only enter Sikkim by car (except for officials by helicopter). According to the reporter's understanding, when the car enters Sikkim, it will check the vehicle and passenger documents one by one.