When India annexed Sikkim in 1975, why did the United States and the Soviet Union turn a blind eye?

Because the Soviet Union and the United States were in the Cold War at that time, and both sides wanted to draw India into their alliance, neither wanted to offend India, so they pretended to turn a blind eye.

Sikkim was a small kingdom that was the size of a province of India in its proximity to China and India, which was annexed by India and became a province of it. At this time, it was the Cold War period, the United States and the Soviet Union were vying for hegemony, and there was no time to take care of it, and Sikkim's international presence was too low.

India's annexation of Sikkim is a trivial matter for both the United States and Russia, which does not affect them, and there is no entanglement of interests at all, so they turn a blind eye.

In 1975, under the leadership of India, Sikkim held a referendum to abolish the Kingdom of Sikkim and join India as the Indian State of Sikkim. In 2003, after the People's Republic of China recognized India's sovereignty over Sikkim, the Sikkim royal family was not recognized by any country**.

In 1947, India and Sikkim signed the Status Quo Agreement. In June 1949, India** sent troops to Sikkim. On 5 December 1950, India and Sikkim signed the India-Sikkim Peace Treaty, which made Sikkim a "protectorate" of India.

India's Chief Administrative Officer in Sikkim exercises the powers of Prime Minister and assigns a political attaché to exercise overall control over Sikkim's defence, foreign affairs and economy.

In August 1968, anti-Indian demonstrations took place in Gangtok, demanding the abrogation of the Indo-Tin Treaty. The 12th King of Sikkim, Parden Tondup Namgarh (reigned 1963 and 1982), proposed the Sikkim to be Sikkim and demanded a revision of the 1950 Indo-Tin Treaty.

In April 1973, the Indian army marched into Gangtok and took over all power in Sikkim. On May 8 of the same year, India** signed the Sikkim Agreement with Sikkim, stipulating that India** was "fully responsible" not only for Sikkim's defence and foreign affairs, but also for Sikkim's internal affairs and economy. The agreement weakened the king's power and placed Sikkim's internal and foreign affairs under complete control of India.

In April 1974, Sikkim held a "**" and the pro-Indian Sikkim National Congress Party controlled 31 of the 32 seats in Parliament. On 11 May, parliament opened and passed a resolution "requesting" India to send advisers to write a constitution for Sikkim. On September 4 and September 7 of the same year, the two houses of the Indian Parliament passed the "Amendment to the Indian Constitution", stipulating that Sikkim is an "associated state" of India, and each house has one seat for Sikkim.

Sikkim history, a country that has disappeared from the map, once aspired to join China.

Sikkim covers an area of 7,100 square kilometres and has a population of more than 310,000 people. 75% are Nepalese, and the rest are Sikkim and Lebcha, who believe in Qin Lamaism and Hinduism. In 1890 Sikkim became a British protectorate.

In 1950, it became a protectorate of India. On 23 April 1975, Sikkim was annexed to India.

India chose to annex Sikkim at that time, mainly because the domestic environment was still relatively chaotic, and Sikkim was very small. Add to this the fact that the international environment belongs to the Cold War period of the United States and the Soviet Union.

In 1975, India suddenly annexed Sikkim, the fundamental reason was that the country was too small, and the country was in chaos at that time, and we could not care about protecting it.

The country of Sikkim has been under repression, and India was able to better control its development before finally annexing Sikkim.

The last feudal kingdom of Sikkim, bent on joining China, was annexed by India.

A very small country, all in the mountains, mainly Nepalese and Sikkim, was annexed by India in 1975, and China only recognized this fact in 2005, mainly for the overall situation of the international situation and the consideration of the world. The world is always moving towards unification, don't you feel awkward to have such a small pimple...

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It was not India's fault, but China's weakness, which caused Sikkim to be annexed by India.

Sikkim was annexed by India in April 1973.

Indian troops marched into Gangtok to take over all power in Sikkim**. On May 8 of the same year, India** signed the Sikkim Agreement with Sikkim, stipulating that India** was "fully responsible" not only for Sikkim's defence and foreign affairs, but also for Sikkim's internal affairs and economy. The agreement reduced the power of the king and placed Sikkim's internal and foreign affairs under complete control of India.

After India annexed Sikkim, I was afraid that Sikkim would become independent again, so a subsidy was allocated to Sikkim every year, so generally speaking, Sikkim is richer than neighboring Bangladesh, and the people's living standards are higher.

Historical Background:

On June 20, 1974, the Sikkim Parliament adopted the constitution of Sikkim drafted by India, stipulating that the chief executive officer of India shall be the head of state and the speaker of parliament. In September of the same year, the Constitution of India was amended to make Sikkim an "associated state" of India, with one seat in each of the two houses of India.

On 3 February 1975, the Indian army disbanded the palace guard of the King of Sikkim and placed the King of Can Qin under house arrest. On April 10 of the same year, the Sikkim Parliament passed a resolution to depose the king and turn Sikkim into a state of India.

The above content reference: Encyclopedia - Sikkim State.