50 yrs of Sikkim integration:How it became Indian state & Indira Gandhi's Himalayan borderlands plan

May 16 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Sikkim’s integration into India. In Episode 1663 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at Sikkim, a small but significant state, and maps its journey from being a British Protectorate all the way to 1975, when it merged with the Union of India.