Fill in the blanks:

a. The border conflict between China and India in 1962 was principally over _______ and ________ region.


b. ARF was established in the year _________.


c. China entered into bilateral relations with __________ (a major country) in 1972.


d. ____________ Plan influenced the establishment of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation in 1948.


e. ___________ is the organisation of ASEAN that deals with security.

a) Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin.


• In 1962, there was a conflict between India and China regarding the territorial claim over the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the north-eastern part of India and the Aksai Chin region of Ladakh in the north of India.


b) 1994


c) the United States of America


While undergoing economic reforms in the 1970s, China, in 1992, decided to end its political and economic isolation with the united states of America and better it's bilateral relations with the USA.


d) Marshall Plan


Aided by the cold war, America extended massive financial help to Europe for reviving Europe's economy under a plan called the Marshall Plan. Under this plan, the organisation for European Economic Cooperation was formed in 1948 to provide aid to Europe.


e) The ASEAN Security Committee.


Out of the three pillars/committees of the ASEAN (the ASEAN Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community, and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community), it is the ASEAN Security Committee that deals with security and makes sure that territorial disputes do not turn into armed escalation.


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