Stretching from Kashmir to Western China, Tibet was a forbidden land, shrouded in a viel of mystery and enigma. However towards the close of the 18th century, British colonial power started penetrating the Himalayas so as to reach China from the Indian side. The Great Himalayan wall was not as important for the security of the British Indian Empire as were the Himalayan Kingdoms of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet. Starting from the Geo-Political situation and ...
