India's territorial disputes after independence were not merely about borders, but also encompass issues of national identity, historical grievances, and geopolitical strategies. Discuss. (Answer in 250 words)

Territorial disputes of India Post-Independence were a complex mix of border mismanagement, nationalist identities and colonial rule's impacts on local population.

Territorial disputes were mainly guided by border.

1. Political sovereignty differed.

2. Past and outdated maps

(b) Nepal dispute

2. Border line commissions - mismanaged partition due to lack of on-ground understanding

(b) Radcliffe Line, McMahon Line.

4. Diversion of boundaries at geographical lines, neglecting ground reality.

(b) Division of Punjab & Sindh.

5. Vast expanses of Kutch peninsula were mis-identified on both sides.

(b) Sir Creek dispute.

Disputes were also about stories of:

(A) National identity:

1. India - Bangladesh dispute

2. India - Myanmar dispute

(B) Historical grievances:

1. Indo-Sri Lanka dispute

2. India - Nepal dispute

(C) Geopolitical strategies:

1. India - China dispute

2. India - Pakistan dispute

3. India - Maldives dispute

4. India - Bangladesh dispute

Thus, the post-independence territorial disputes reflected the mismanagement during transfer of power that still creates problems for nation & its people.