Indian
Troops during the Sino-Indian War of 1962
War
File:
Sino-Indian
War (1962)
The
China-India War of 1962
Sino-Indian
War (1962)--A short war
between India and China in 1962 over their disputed
border. October 20, 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of
the Himalayan War between Communist China and India, the
world's most populous democracy. This anniversary takes
on special meaning considering China's efforts at
modernizing the People's Liberation Army, and with
India's growing concern over Chinese intentions with
their common border, which is still largely
undefined.
China launched a surprise attack on
India in a dispute over their long common border. This
attack took place as the world focused on the Cuban
Missile Crisis between the United States and the Soviet
Union, which also took place in October of 1962. After
pushing back the overpowered Indian forces, the Chinese
suddenly halted their attacks a few weeks later. This war
is considered to have ended in a Chinese victory.
Relations between China and India have since then have
been tense, as seen in the border standoff of the summer
of 2017, described as the most serious border issue in
decades between India and China. This dispute relates to
territory in the Sikkim area where China, India, and
Bhutan (an Indian ally), all meet. Both China and India
reinforced their troops in this region.
Even decades after this border war
between China and India, the two giant nations still find
themselves in conflict over the border. In May, 2020,
about 400 Chinese and Indian troops engaged in physical
brawl (no weapons fired) over the ill-defined border near
Sikkim, resulting in several injured soldiers on both
sides.
The
Sino-Indian War Began:
October 20, 1962
TheSino-Indian
War Ended:
November 21, 1962
The
Sino-Indian War Was Fought
Between:
China vs. India
Location
of the Sino-Indian War: China
and India fought along the entire length of their common
border.
The
Sino-Indian War Resulted
In:
Chinese victory
The
Length of the Sino-Indian War:
One
Month
Sino-Indian
War Casualties:
Indian
Military Casualties: 1,383 Killed; 1,047 Wounded ;
1,696 Missing; 3,968 Captured
Chinese
Military Casualties: 722 Killed; 1,697
Wounded
Sources:
Secondary
Wars and Atrocities of the Twentieth
Century
India
-War with China
Sino-Indian
War-Wikipedia
World:
China's War with
India
- Time Magazine
Sino-India
Ties Under Strain After New
Incursions--Kashmir
Observer, Jan. 10, 2011
Chinese
troops intrude into Ladakh, halt govt
project-Times
of India, Jan. 10, 2011
Sikkim
standoff: How global media is reacting to India-China
border skirmish--July
6, 2017
What
to Make of India and China’s Latest Border
Clash-The
Diplomat, May 12, 2020