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Sino-Indian War - 1962 Module - V
Major Wars Post
Independence
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Map 17.2: Indo- China Borders
Activity 17.1
See a map of the Indo-China borders and write down which states of India have
borders with China.
17.2.2 : Events of Sino-Indian War
Now let us see the events that led to the 1962 Sino-Indian war:
Chinese maps showed 50,000 sq miles of Indian Territory in Aksai Chin as
part of China. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru objected and mentioned it to Chou en
Lai the Prime Minister of China during his official visit. China promised to resolve
it but did not do so.
The construction of roads by China passing through Aksai Chin since 1956 was
considered by India as Chinese aggression over India territory.
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