SHIMLA: It was 100 years ago that Sir Henry McMahon marked ‘McMahon Line’ as the Sino-Indian border. As the historic decisions was taken during Shimla Convention held in the erstwhile summer capital of India, on Monday Himachal Pradesh University organized a seminar ‘Revisiting Shimla Agreement – 1914’ to debate its relevance in modern times.
McMahon Line, which has become a disputed issue with stalemate over border settlement between the two countries still continuing, was worked out in United Service Club, popularly known as US Club in Shimla. Sir A Henry McMahon, who was the main negotiator, too was born in Shimla in 1862. On July 3, 1914 China had rejected the accord in a conference known as Shimla Convention, while representatives of British India and Tibet had signed it at the Indian Institute of Advance Studies (IIAS) in Shimla.
Himachal Pradesh University vice chancellor A D N Bajpai said that Shimla Convention, which was held in 1914, was relevant even today. He said that the HP university was the first institute to organize a seminar on the commemoration of 100 years of the Convention. Bajpai hoped that other institutes would take lead in organizing more seminars on the subject.[Source]