How loyal is Sikkim to India after 42 years of annexation?

In the confrontation between China and the Indian military in Donglang, a treaty and a provision were repeatedly emphasized: in 189, the Sino-British Conference Tibet-India Treaty demarcated the border between Tibet and Sikkim. Someone asked: What does Sikkim have to do with this matter? A: After Sikkim was annexed by India in 1975, the border became the border between China and India. As a result, the fate of a small Himalayan kingdom has once again made people feel sad 42 years after its "disappearance", 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 and close to the Siliguri Corridor in India's throat. Such a special geographical location is considered to be 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 saw how India forcefully annexed it in those years, nor do they include Sikkim who are still suffering from the identity crisis. The shadow of annexation has always been there.

China people and Pakistanis are hardly allowed to set foot. For China people, the Indian state of Sikkim is almost an "off-limits".

Lv Pengfei, who has been a reporter in India for three years, told the Global Times reporter about his experience on the 9th: "In July 215, I went to Darjeeling, India, which is only 3 kilometers away from Sikkim. I heard that I could enter Sikkim by chartered bus from this small town, but I didn't dare to go there directly at that time. After returning to New Delhi, the capital of India, I applied to the Indian Ministry of the Interior and the office of Sikkim in New Delhi for permission to go to Sikkim, but I was not approved. " Another Nepalese who has traveled to Sikkim told the Global Times reporter that he once wanted to take a friend from China to travel there, but it failed in the end. "China and Pakistanis are almost not allowed to set foot in Sikkim, which is not completely prohibited, but the application process is very complicated."

The reporter of Global Times saw on the website of the Indian Immigration Bureau that according to the provisions of the Aliens Act 1958, the whole state of Sikkim is listed as a "protected/restricted zone" (most of the areas classified as "protected/restricted zones" are sensitive areas such as northeast India). Except Bhutanese citizens, all foreigners who want to go to the protected/restricted zone must apply for special permission from the relevant departments. 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 of airports such as Delhi and Mumbai, but only China people and Pakistanis must obtain the consent of the Indian Ministry of the Interior. Strict rules for China people, Lv Pengfei believes that "the main reason should be fear of spying".

Sikkim is bordered by Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, China in the north and West Bengal in India in the south. There are no trains, and the main traffic line connecting with other parts of India is National Highway No.1 of India, which runs through the state. The state began to build an international airport more than 1 years ago, and it has not been built yet. In other words, you can only enter Sikkim by car (with the exception of officials taking helicopters). According to the reporter, when the car enters Sikkim, the vehicle and passenger documents will be checked one by one.