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TopicRemembering 1962

Topic: Remembering 1962

Many factors led to Army giving up in 1962. But psychological collapse played a big role

+TFP Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The Army had studied PLA tactics in the Korean War and knew the antidote to its strategy. But on ground, it violated all the fundamentals.

Nehru’s 1962 mistake was that he didn’t understand force-diplomacy relationship

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
1962 was a war of choice by Mao. Blaming India's forward policy is a mistake that analysts and scholars should avoid because it masks China's responsibility for the war.

Nehru’s Forward Policy remains a puzzle. But he had confidence in strong allies, soft power

+TFP Zorawar Daulet Singh -
Nehru sensed that Moscow’s disapproval of Chinese aggression with India and the Soviet ‘middle attitude’ of neutrality were indirect criticism of China.

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

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

The roots of the Depsang conflict lie in the 1962 war

Manoj Joshi -
While Indian authorities saw the problem in Galwan, Gogra hot springs, Pangong Tso, and Charding Nullah, Army called Depsang a 'legacy' problem.

It’s a myth IAF wasn’t used in 1962 War. Helicopter and transport fleets were deeply involved

AVM Manmohan Bahadur (retd) -
On the 60th anniversary of the 1962 War, let's commemorate the stupendous effort of the IAF’s transport aircraft fleet and the fledgling helicopter units who never got their due.

Not just Nehru, China’s 1962 war on India also a counter to Mao’s secrets

Bertil Lintner -
The 1962 war worked to China’s advantage. Nehru died a broken man in 1964 and Mao became the icon of many Asian and African liberation movements.

Why Modi’s bouts with China will make history judge Nehru kindly

+TFP Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
From 1949 to 2022—Neither Nehru nor Modi could transform the military to catch up with China.

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Opinion

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

Phiroze J Shroff -
If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

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Economy

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Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Secret to Pakistan aircraft losses in Op Sindoor could lie in Martin-Baker’s ejection seats records

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: On 7 May this year, as India and Pakistan entered into what was to be an 88-hour conflict, British firm Martin-Baker, which...

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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