[a][3][4] Set up by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs under the Indira Gandhi government in November 1975, it was first headed by diplomat K.R.
[3] It has been under the charge of civil servants such as Brajesh Mishra and Ajit Doval.
[3] Shivshankar Menon wrote in his book "Choices":[5] In 1976, on the basis of the much better information regarding the border available to India, the Cabinet Committee for Political Affairs established the China Study Group under the foreign secretary to recommend revised patrolling limits, rules of engagement, and the pattern of Indian presence along the border with ChinaChina Study Group has a key structural role in the ongoing 2020 China–India skirmishes.
[6] Patrolling Points (PPs) for Indian troops along the China–India border were defined by the China Study Group in the 1970s.
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