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Tue, Dec 20, 2022
'1962 War Broke Nehru'

'The war of 1962 exposed the hollow intellectual foundations of Nehruvian...

Fri, Dec 16, 2022
'Chinese know it's not 1962 anymore'

'There have been equal or more casualties on the Chinese side.''Our soldiers...

Tue, Dec 13, 2022
'Not 1962 anymore': Arunachal CM on India-China clash

'Our brave Indian soldiers don't reply to raining of bricks with mere sticks,...

Thu, Oct 20, 2022
The Unsung Heroes of the 1962 War

The Chinese admitted that they had suffered the maximum casualties fighting...

Thu, Dec 9, 2021
'A straightforward man from the mountains'

'The General appreciated the importance of history in understanding modern...

Tue, Dec 7, 2021
Despite the 1962 China scar Tawang is flourishing

Tawang wears its history -- and also its present -- with ease. The...

Wed, May 19, 2021
The Forgotten Hero of the Indian Air Force

Did Vinod Sehgal die in Tsangdgar or was he taken PoW to Tibet or China?Why...

Mon, Dec 21, 2020
When Biju Patnaik reached out to US to counter China

Rup Narayan Das reveals the towering Odisha leader's role in improving...

Fri, Oct 9, 2020
India's Forgotten Victory Over China

'340 PLA soldiers were dead and over 450 injured -- bodies were strewn...

Sat, Jul 18, 2020
1962 War: 'Secret Reports' lost forever?

'The Himmatsinghji Report is still 'missing'.''It is a great loss for the...

Fri, Jul 3, 2020
He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would...

Sat, Jun 20, 2020
China: When Modi picked up Nehru's bad habits

'As his party's Supreme Leader, Modi has led India down the wrong road by...

Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Galwan violence: Kolkata's Chinese wary of 1962 rerun

The Chinese community in the city is one of the largest in the country and is...

After 1962 China war stock markets fell 16%, gold 30%

The government was also faced with problems on its balance of payments. It...

Tue, Jun 9, 2020
'For the 1st time after '62, India has lost territory'

'Doklam was almost like a trailer to what is happening in Ladakh today.''Modi...

Wed, May 27, 2020
Beware of opportunist China!

'It is time we Indians stop our internal bickering and present a united front...

Sat, Feb 1, 2020
Meagre hike in defence budget, lowest since 1962 war

The defence budget was increased to Rs 3.37 lakh crore for 2020-21 against...

Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Were Nehru and Menon responsible for the 1962 defeat?

'Rightly or wrongly, 1962 got ascribed to Krishna Menon and him alone. That's...

Thu, Jan 23, 2020
The Brilliant Man India Loved To Hate

'The Congress party hated him because he had not gone to jail, he was not...

Tue, Jan 21, 2020
When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

'Galbraith had a powerful ally in Washington -- not as blunt and direct as...

Fri, Dec 6, 2019
How China released Indian troops after the 1962 War

'All PoWs recounted that one of the worst aspects of their captivity in Tibet...

Fri, Oct 11, 2019
When Nehru rebuffed China's demand for Ladakh

The Indians felt that if they acceded to Chinese claims in Ladakh, Beijing...

Fri, Mar 15, 2019
The IAF hero awarded the Maha Vir Chakra twice

Claude Arpi reveals how Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath won a second Maha Vir...

Fri, Mar 1, 2019
What if Nehru had used the IAF in 1962?

'If we had sent a few airplanes (into Tibet), we could have wiped the Chinese...

Sat, Jun 2, 2018
Revealed: Nehru didn't trust the Chinese

'Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai? Don't you believe it. I don't trust the Chinese one...

Sat, Jan 13, 2018
Unlike India, China was fully prepared for the 1962 War

In contrast with China's formidable build up, the Indian Army was struggling...

Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Revealed: How China prepared for 1962 war

From March 1959 to March 1962, the PLA fought 12 major battles in central...

Sun, Nov 19, 2017
Never forget the Heroes of Rezang La

'Why isn't the story of the valiant 13th Kumaon a part of every child's...

Sat, Nov 18, 2017
55 years ago: They fought to the last man for India

On November 18, 1962, 114 soldiers of the 13th Kumaon fought till the last...

Tue, Aug 8, 2017
Why 2017 is not 1962

The bogey of the 1962 defeat must be laid to rest with a finality that is...

Sun, Jul 2, 2017
Sikkim standoff: India pushes more troops in Doka La

India brought in more troops after the destruction of two of its bunkers and...

Sat, Feb 11, 2017
Chinese soldier, living in India for over 50 years, reunited with family

Wang Qi, 77, was received by his close Chinese relatives, besides officials...

Fri, Feb 10, 2017
After 5 decades in India, Chinese soldier who crossed over to visit home

Wang Qi, now 77, was caught when he entered the Indian territory shortly...

Fri, Feb 3, 2017
Nehru's Aksai Chin Blunder

'Delhi was not concerned.''It would continue sleeping for several more years,...

Thu, Feb 2, 2017
The hero who prevented the Chinese from invading Assam

Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, 21, received the Mahavir Chakra in the 1962 War...

Mon, Jul 4, 2016
NSG row: India 'still stuck' in 1962 war mindset, says Chinese media

Criticising the strong reactions from India over China blocking its bid to...

Wed, Jun 22, 2016
'There is a disinformation campaign about Nehru'

'Nehru was singularly clear sighted about the international political...

Wed, Oct 14, 2015
When Nehru sought US assistance during 1962 Indo-China war

Former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had sought American assistance and...

Thu, Sep 3, 2015
Two Wars and a Romance

'On June 15, 1965, Major A K Afridi of the Pakistan army was captured by...

Wed, Aug 26, 2015
The war that helped India regain its military confidence

'India was in no position to wage another war in 1965, having suffered a...

Mon, Feb 23, 2015
The last village in 'our' Arunachal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, February...

Thu, Dec 4, 2014
Can India and China ever be friends?

'A participant in many rounds of the border talks with China once told me...

Tue, Jul 8, 2014
'Disclosure of Henderson Report on 1962 war not in national interest'

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday ruled out the release of the...

Tue, May 27, 2014
Nehru's great legacy blotted by China defeat

While Nehru remains an icon for many, including his critics, for the stellar...

Thu, Apr 3, 2014
'There is a thin line between being a Field Marshal and being dismissed'

Field Marshal S H F J 'Sam' Manekshaw, independent India's greatest military...

Fri, Mar 21, 2014
Brooks Report: Four failures that led to the 1962 debacle

It is well-known, and the Brooks-Bhagat report vouches for it, that the real...

We have learnt no lessons from the 1962 defeat

More than half-a-century after humiliation in the 1962 war, India is still...

Thu, Mar 20, 2014
Memories of '62: Does India know China today?

On the title page of the Top Secret Report, Henderson-Brooks quotes the...

Tue, Mar 18, 2014
BJP playing cheap politics on 1962 war: Congress

Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress on Tuesday accused it...

1962 tragedy: How Nehru's proteges messed it up

Let us hope that what happened in 1962 will never happened again, prays...

'If Nehru had declared his intention to attack, then the Chinese were not going to wait'

No account of the 1962 war could be complete without Maxwell's authoritative...

Sat, Mar 1, 2014
How did India's defence story go so terribly wrong?

Forget the big-ticket stuff, for years we have not even been able to dredge...

Fri, Feb 21, 2014
India's defence spend lowest since 1962 war

The Air Force will see its funding slashed, endangering its plan to buy 126...

Mon, Dec 2, 2013
India should take a lesson from what China thinks and does

'There is still no road on the last 37 km between the McMahon Line and...

Fri, Aug 16, 2013
Nehru let US spy jets use Indian air base for China ops

India allowed the United States to use one of its air bases for refuelling...

Fri, May 3, 2013
India-China stand-off: Sun Tzu in action

'The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting' said the...

Fri, Feb 1, 2013
Put behind unfortunate 1962 war, China to India

China wants India to put behind the 1962 war as an 'unfortunate' thing of the...

Mon, Dec 24, 2012
After 1962 war, US contemplated nuking China: Book

Six months after the 1962 Chinese aggression on India, the United States had...

Wed, Dec 5, 2012
'India, China should cast off 1962 war shadow'

India and China have been friends for 99.9 per cent of the time in over 2,000...

Tue, Dec 4, 2012
The Untold Story: How US came to India's aid in 1962

The story of the 1962 war with China has all the elements of a dramatic...

Fri, Nov 23, 2012
Let's salute an unhonoured hero!

That Lieutenant Colonel Brahmanand Avasthy deserved a gallantry medal for his...

Thu, Nov 22, 2012
Don't forget the IAF's role in the '62 war!

China declared a ceasefire on November 21 and kept Aksai Chin as its trophy....

Tue, Nov 20, 2012
Ex-IAF chief blames Nehru for defeat in 1962 China war

A former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) A Y Tipnis has...

Mon, Nov 19, 2012
Why we must acknowledge the blunders of the 1962 war

The 1962 conflict with China was a painful military debacle, but it must be...

Thu, Nov 1, 2012
The 1962 war -- Where did India go wrong?

As India failed in its negotiations with China, the 'border issue' became a...

Tue, Oct 30, 2012
The 1962 war: How China lost the battle for hearts

Left to fend for themselves by the Indian Army exactly 50 years ago, the...

Fri, Oct 26, 2012
NEVER forget the valour of the Indian soldier!

'Fifty years down the line, she still remembers her son and feels proud of...

Wed, Oct 24, 2012
'India, China should be inseparable strategic partners'

India and China, both emerging countries, should become "inseparable...

Tue, Oct 23, 2012
Why we must salute the heroic saga of Joginder Singh

Fifty years ago this day, October 23, Subedar Joginder Singh began the battle...

Mon, Oct 22, 2012
Scarred by war, Nehru destroyed message from Zhou

'He struck a match, and held the paper to the flames... He said it would take...

Sat, Oct 20, 2012
80 pc Chinese DON'T KNOW about 1962 war!

More than 80 per cent of the Chinese population has no knowledge of the 1962...

Nation pays homage to martyrs of 1962 war

Paying homage to soldiers who fought in the 1962 Indo-China war, Defence...

Fri, Oct 19, 2012
Three scenarios how India and China could clash again

While a full-fledged war between the two nuclear and rising powers in Asia is...

Thu, Oct 18, 2012
'I was, I am, and will remain anti-Chinese'

'I know they can put a dagger in our back at any time... It is an experience...

Tue, Oct 16, 2012
Exclusive: What provoked the India-China war?

Colonel Anil Athale (retd), the official historian of India's 1962 war with...

India was whipped in 1962 war, but won the peace

It is important to remember the lessons of the 1950s in planning how to...

Sun, Oct 14, 2012
'IAF wasn't successful in dropping supplies in 1962'

Indian Air Force equipment during the 1962 War 'cannot be compared to that of...

Fri, Oct 12, 2012
Cuba came close to owning 100 N-bombs after 1962 crisis

Documents released by the US National Security Archive disclose how close...

Fri, Oct 5, 2012
'1962 war would been different with IAF's involvement'

The outcome of the 1962 war with China would have been different had the Air...

Mon, Sep 24, 2012
'We were not prepared for 1962 war mentally, physically'

India lost the 1962 war with China as it was not prepared for such an...

Tue, Sep 18, 2012
Wishful thinking over China's military capabilities

If there is another military conflict between India and China, it is not...

Mon, Sep 17, 2012
India-China: Can the humiliation of 1962 repeat itself?

Can the history of our humiliation at the hands of China in 1962 repeat...

Wed, Aug 8, 2012
50 years later, what has the GoI got to hide?

After the defeat in the 1962 war with China, the Indian government requested...

Fri, Jul 6, 2012
How Pakistan helped India during 1962 war with China

Ayub Khan told foreign powers who wanted him to help India that the fact that...

Thu, Jun 28, 2012
Need to learn lesson from 1962 war: Chinese daily

Ahead of the India-China border talks, an official Chinese daily today said...

Fri, Mar 2, 2012
The Chinese army is not unpredictable like Pakistan army

1962 will not be allowed to happen again. Take the word of an old war veteran...

Wed, Nov 16, 2011
Why Arunachal is an 'undiscovered gold mine'

Claude Arpi meets General J J Singh, former Army Chief and today the governor...

Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Can China and Pakistan launch a Kargil-like foray?

Army chief General V K Singh has spoken recently of Chinese troops in...

Tue, Dec 21, 2010
India-China relations worse than in 1962!

'Those who know China would not be complacent enough to think that the...

Tue, Dec 14, 2010
War and peace: The India, China story

The closure of 1962 conflict and demarcation/freeze on border dispute would...

Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Video: Sepoy cremated 48 years after death

The mortal remains of Sepoy Karam Chand, who died while fighting Chinese...

Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Scars of 1962 war should not be forgotten: Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swamyamsevak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said if India...

Sat, Sep 19, 2009
India of 2009 is not India of 1962: NSA Narayanan

National Security Advisor M K Narayanan cautioned in a television interview...

Tue, Aug 25, 2009
India and China: It was a stab from the front

'Our political leadership must realise that its verbal bravado must be...

Wed, Aug 20, 2008
Jaswantgarh war memorial stands tall

A journey towards the picturesque Tawang through pristine hills of Arunachal...

Tue, Mar 25, 2008
Sacrifice of Tibet: Of extraordinary delusions

Rajeev Srinivasan on how the Congress lost Tibet.

Sun, Feb 3, 2008
'China does not have legal claim on Tawang'

"In 1962, China had captured Tawang and yet it withdrew from it and the rest...

Mon, Nov 26, 2007
Centre may make classified war records public

Recently, former Army chief general J J Singh, before laying down office, had...

Fri, Sep 28, 2007
'Give-and-take will solve border rows'

Singh's visit to China as well as that of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in...

Thu, Sep 27, 2007
Make 1962 Indo-China war records public:army chief

Though the official war history of 1962 as well as 1965 and 1971 wars is...

Fri, Sep 21, 2007
'Army prepared to defend borders along China'

The army is fully prepared to defend its borders along China and would ensure...

Fri, Jun 29, 2007
Nehru taken for a ride by Chinese: CIA

The top secret documents of March 1963 were approved for release only in May...

Fri, Jun 22, 2007
India finally stands up to China

'Signals without strength will serve little purpose. Strength can come only...

Mon, Jun 4, 2007
'India triggered 1962 war'

In a commentary entitled 'China's re-emergence should be welcomed' in the...

Sun, Feb 4, 2007
'India triggered 1962 war'

In a commentary entitled 'China's re-emergence should be welcomed' in the...

Sat, Nov 18, 2006
'China won't do another 1962'

Mohan Guruswamy, chairman of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi,...

Fri, Nov 17, 2006
China: Will India repeat the mistakes of 1962?

Will the present Government in Delhi follow the same ostrich policy as...

Wed, Nov 1, 2006
Hostilities in 1962, friendship in 2006

The bitterness and wounds of the war, which claimed 2,420 Indian Army...

Fri, Feb 3, 2006
Wound of 1962 has healed: Kalam

He said it was not only a question of India and China coming together in...

Tue, Sep 6, 2005
Hero of 1962 war with China is dead

Thapa led the Param Vir Chakra winners' contingent at the Republic Day parade...

Wed, Apr 13, 2005
The road ahead

Closure of 1962 conflict and demarcation/freeze on border dispute would pave...

Sat, Apr 9, 2005
China & India: Future friends?

'Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's visit to India provides yet another...

Wed, Aug 11, 2004
'The talks are farcical'

'The border disputes have a genuine problem because whatever Chinese are...

Wed, Jun 2, 2004
India, the lamb state

'Until India fully absorbs the fundamentals of international relations, it...

Thu, May 20, 2004
Congress needs a China hand

'Unless it has the foresight to continue to use Brajesh Mishra and C V...