Which one of the following statements is correct?
- AKacchativu and Tin Bigha were territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French
- BKacchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of IndiaCorrect
- CKacchativu and Tin Bigha are areas that were annexed by the Chinese in the 1962 Sino Indian War
- DKacchativu and Tin Bigha are enclaves which were transferred to India by lease arrangements with Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively
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