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Module - V Sino-Indian War - 1962

Major Wars Post
 Additional check posts were established in Aksai Chin by the Indian Army in
Independence
response to Chinese presence and the road built by the Chinese in Aksai Chin.
 In July 1958 China violated Ladakh territory near Khurnak Fort. Similar events
took place in summer of 1959 in Migyitui and Pangyong lake area in Ladakh.

 23rd January 1959, China officially disputed the boundaries in Aksai Chin and
called then as it a wrong marking.
Note
 1959 Khampa rebellion in Tibet and Dalai Lama fled to India. Dalai Lama was
welcomed in India and the chinese settled boundary dispute have always felt
threatened by it.
 Chinese government Myanmar with based on McMahon line of those countries
but has not recognised. This with India. This meant violation of the agreement of
1954 and laying claim to 50,000 sq miles.

 1961 India's foreign policy followed the concept of 'Forward Policy' and
deployed troops accordingly.

Intext Questions 17.2

1. What was the name of the place in Ladakh where there was a border dispute
between India and China?

2. Who was the leader of Tibet who fled to India in 1959?
3. With which country the Chinese Government signed border treaties?

17.3 Overview of the 1962 Sino-Indian War

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On 20 October 1962, the first group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army launched
a well-planned assault across the Thagla Ridge, in India's province of Assam. Arunachal
Pradesh was formed much later and therefore this area was considered as part of
Assam. The war of 1962 happened in two regions, one was in Ladakh in the area of
Aksai Chin and the second in Arunachal Pradesh. These can be called two sectors of
operations. In military words, the word 'Sectors' are also called 'Theatres' of operations.
You have studied about it in the lesson on World War II.

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