Diphu Pass
Diphu Pass is located in Arunachal Pradesh
Diphu Pass
Diphu Pass
Elevation4,587 m (15,049 ft)
LocationChina–India–Myanmar tripoint
RangeBaxoila Ling (Hengduan Mountains)
Coordinates28°9′0″N 97°20′0″E / 28.15000°N 97.33333°E / 28.15000; 97.33333
Diphu Pass
Traditional Chinese底富山口
Simplified Chinese底富山口

Diphu Pass is a mountain pass around the area of the disputed tri-point borders of India, China, and Myanmar. Diphu Pass is also a strategic approach to eastern Arunachal Pradesh in India.[1] It lies on the McMahon Line.[2] Nearest air connectivity is 60 km away at Walong airstrip.

Geography

It is located in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, 120 km northeast of district headquarter at Hawai via Hawai-Walong-Dong-Kibithu-Kaho-Dhipu Pass route. Kaho on LAC is 40 km west of Dhipu Pass.

History

In October 1960, China and Burma demarcated their border to the Diphu Pass, which is 5 miles south of the watershed of the mountain ranges. However, this caused a diplomatic row with India, which expected the tri-point to be at the watershed.[3][4] The dispute has become part of the ongoing border disagreement between China and India regarding Arunachal Pradesh.

See also

References

  1. ^ Calvin, James Barnard (2 April 1984). "The China-India Border War (1962)". globalsecurity.org. Marine Corps Command and Staff College. Retrieved 2 February 2017. this placed Diphu Pass--a strategic approach to eastern Assam--in Chinese territory.
  2. ^ Tzou, Byron N (1990). China and International Law: The Boundary Disputes. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 128. ISBN 9780275934620. the so-called McMahon Line (that is, from Diphu Pass to Izrazi Pass)
  3. ^ Eekelen, Willem van (6 November 2015). Indian Foreign Policy and the Border Dispute with China: A New Look at Asian Relationships. BRILL. p. 121. ISBN 9789004304314.
  4. ^ The Geographer, Office of the Geographer (30 November 1964). "Burma - China Boundary" (PDF). International Boundary Study. Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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