India, which had become independent in 1947, responded by declaring the McMahon Line to be its boundary and by decisively asserting control of the Tawang area (1950–51).
Das 1947 unabhängig gewordene Indien erklärte in seiner Erwiderung die McMahon-Linie entschieden zu seiner Grenze und behauptete die Kontrolle der Tawang-Region (1950–1951).