Through the India-China Border: Kalimpong in the Himalayas

Through the India-China Border provides original research on imperial history, post-war politics and culture by utilising rarely used archival material--British, Chinese, and Indian and sheds new light on our understandings of the 'Tibet Question' in China-India relations. In its foregrounding of espionage, intrigues, and the interplay of political machinations in the small border town of Kalimpong in the 1920s up until 1962, it challenges the way remote regions, or peripheries, are typically seen from the 'centres' of nations. The innovative use of postcolonial and transcultural theories demonstrates how this transdisciplinary framework enriches our reading and writing of history. In its interdisciplinary approach, it provides insights into the historical making of India-China relations. The book reveals the motivations of actors who are not necessarily always tied to statecraft.