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Topic: 1962

In ’62, India prioritised keeping distance from the West over securing the nation: Jaishankar

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - January 9, 2024

Nehru felt that Patel was overly suspicious and stated in a note to him on 18 November 1950 that it was inconceivable that China would ‘undertake a wild adventure across the Himalayas’

October belongs to Infantry—Kashmir ’47 to China ’62. India must invest in the foot-soldier

Manvendra Singh - October 27, 2022

Autumn 1947 Kashmir, high Himalayas 1962, and steamy tropical jungles of northern Sri Lanka 1987 just happen to be Infantry stomping grounds.

Chinese threat is unlikely to go away. India needs big plans for LAC to save its land

Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy - July 12, 2020

New Delhi must make the stakes high for the Chinese to take any military action against India and renege signed agreements.

From Nathu La to Galwan, India has been trapped in reaction-mode to China’s aggression

Sudhir Arora - July 5, 2020

Galwan shows India has been trapped in a reactive posture, always a step behind the Chinese for the last 70 years.

Ladakh standoff shows ‘unwritten’ LAC will continue to be a thorn between India and China

Snehesh Alex Philip - June 6, 2020

Unlike the LAC, the border between India and Pakistan is delineated on a map, signed by both armies and enjoys international sanctity. That's what India-China need.

Remember Vajpayee-Nehru episode? That is why Congress must let Modi off the hook on China

Yogendra Yadav - June 3, 2020

PM Modi must be let off the hook, not because he deserves to but because not doing so would hurt all of us collectively. Think 1962.

56 years after China war, India still lacks crucial strategic culture

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) - November 8, 2018

India did not modify its strategy to make optimum use of limited capacity and virtually courted defeat in 1962.

India’s misplaced priorities, shoddy planning & complacency led to 1962 war

Seshadri Chari - October 12, 2018

Remembering 1962 war with China is good for India’s national security today

Not China, 1962 war called India’s bluff

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) - October 12, 2018

Ahead of 1962 war, Jawaharlal Nehru panicked and sacrificed strategy for tactical actions

A new book says 1962 wasn’t India’s fault, China started it

Vandana Menon - December 7, 2017

‘China’s India War’ by Bertil Lintner released; former Army chief J.J. Singh says China was aware of difficult terrain and fully prepared for the war.

Topic: 1962

In ’62, India prioritised keeping distance from the West over securing the nation: Jaishankar

October belongs to Infantry—Kashmir ’47 to China ’62. India must invest in the foot-soldier

Chinese threat is unlikely to go away. India needs big plans for LAC to save its land

From Nathu La to Galwan, India has been trapped in reaction-mode to China’s aggression

Ladakh standoff shows ‘unwritten’ LAC will continue to be a thorn between India and China

Remember Vajpayee-Nehru episode? That is why Congress must let Modi off the hook on China

56 years after China war, India still lacks crucial strategic culture

India’s misplaced priorities, shoddy planning & complacency led to 1962 war

Not China, 1962 war called India’s bluff

A new book says 1962 wasn’t India’s fault, China started it

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