China's neighbor Sikkim, where did he go and why did he "disappear"?

Because Sikkim was annexed by India in modern times, after the British left India, India had a sense of crisis because it faced Pakistan at that time, so it was worried that its enclave would be divided in the war. Therefore, India tried every means to annex Sikkim and connect it with its enclave. Moreover, Sikkim is a small country with extremely weak national strength and is easily occupied by Indian troops.

As we all know, China has a long border. When it comes to neighboring countries, most people's first reaction is North Korea, Russia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam and other places. Because these countries have relatively more contacts with China, their popularity is still relatively high. Although some places border China, their presence is relatively low due to their small size or infrequent contact, such as Afghan and Nepalese. There is also a neighboring country. Maybe some young people don't know this place. This country is Sikkim. You can really see this neighboring country on the old map, but now it has disappeared inexplicably.

Sikkim has a small area. Like India, it was once an overseas colony of Britain. However, after Britain gradually began to decline, various British colonies began to become independent, including India. So at this time, India began to rise slowly and expand to the outside world. The geographical location of Sikkim at this time is also very interesting. Everyone knows that India is close to Bangladesh in addition to its native land. This piece was an enclave at that time and was not connected with the Indian mainland. There is a small country in the middle of Sikkim, so India tries its best to annex Sikkim. After all, Sikkim's national strength was too weak to resist the Indian army, and it was soon annexed by India.

At that time, India had to face the threat of Pakistan, so it was said that it would unify its territory at all costs, otherwise the two territories would be separated, and it would easily get out of control in the event of war, so India's idea was not wrong, so it was also a strategic need for India to annex Sikkim and connect the enclaves.