1967 War - The Great Victory on Cunning China
India Restore its Value within Five Years of Time
"In 1967, India fought a battle against China to restore its self-respect and protect its land and won the war with a great boldness. The 1967 battles of Nathu La and Cho La pass changed the Indo-China political dynamics forever. But why has this Resounding Victory become more important not only India even World also, which was achieved after India’s war against cunning China in 1962". Because, now no country is not liking the dominating nature of China and its Land Grabbing attitude.
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1967 War Restore the Respect of "Maa Bharati" |
At the border of Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, in 1967 the second Indo-Sino War takes place at the Nath Ia and Cho La. A series of military skirmishes were happens between India and cunning China. Finally India won the war and taught a lesson to China "don't took interest to disturb India again and again."
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) started an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La on 11th September and continued till 15th September, in October 1967, another military clashes took place at Cho La and ended on the same day after defeated by Indian Army.
Its the India's "Decisive Tactical Advantage" over Chinese cunning forces PLA, at Nathu La many PLA fortifications were destroyed by the Indian troops and send back Chinese forces to their destination from Nathu La and Cho La.
It was some what the competition between India and China to control the disputed borderland in Chumbi Valley is seen as a major cause for heightening the tensions in these incidents and China's decision to initiate the use of force against India shows that the inferior complexity of China related to 'claim strength' of borderland. But India was very satisfied mood on the victory over China's attitude and of the striking improvement since comparing to 1962 war against cunning China.
Bad Intention of Cunning China Lead the Second War
After the 1962 Sino-Indian War, on the Himalayan border shared by India and China, the border tension is as usual and there is no improvement in China's attitude, looking this the Indian Army raised a number of new units, nearly doubling their deployed forces along the disputed region.
By the help of this military expansion, seven mountain divisions were raised to defend India's northern borders against any Chinese attack. Near the Chumbi Valley, where both Indian and Chinese troops are stationed on both sides at close range. The deployed Chinese and Indian forces are stationed about 20–30 meters apart, which is the closest of Sino-Indian border. Particularly at the Nathu La pass in the valley, alongside the Sikkim-Tibet border, where the border is un-indicated because Chinese held the northern shoulder of the pass, while the Indian Army held the southern shoulder. But the two major parts of the pass, south and north of Nathu La, namely Sebu La and Camel’s back, were held by the Indians. From 1963, small-scale skirmses in the region were frequently reported in the press. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, on 16th September 1965, China issued an ultimatum to India to vacate the Nathu La pass. However, GOC 17 mountain division's Major General, Sagat Singh, refused to do so, arguing that Nathu La was on the watershed which comprised the natural boundary of India. Then Indian troops decided to stretch a barbed wire along the ridges of Nathu La in order to indicate the natural boundary of India.
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Don't Disturb Me I'm an Indian |
Up to 18th August 1967, stretching the wires along the border was continued meanwhile the local Chinese commander warned to stop stretching the wire along the border but Indian troops continued. After two days, armed with weaponry, Chinese troops took positions against the Indian soldiers who were engaged in laying the wire but made no firing.
Again on 7th September, when the Indian troops started stretching another barbed wire along the southern side of Nathu La, the local Chinese commanders along with the troops rushed to the spot and issued a "serious warning" to an Indian commander to stop the work, after which a scrims es took place in which some soldiers from both sides were injured. Chinese troops were agitated by the injuries to their two soldiers.
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In order to settle the situation, the Indian military hierarchy decided to lay another wire in the centre of the pass from Nathu La to Sebu La to indicate their perceived and the natural border of India, on 11th September 1967.
Clashes at Nathu La
On 11th September,1967, Indian Army Engineers and Soldiers(Jawans) continued laying the stretch of fencing from Nathu La to Sebu La along the percieved border of India. According to an Indian sources, with a section of Infantry, a Chinese Political Commissar, came to the centre of the place where an Indian Lieutenant Colonel was standing with his commando platoon. The Chinese Commissar asked the Indian Colonel to stop laying the wire. Indian soldiers refused and continued laying wire as usual, saying they were given orders form their higher authority. Chinese Commissar argued and started scrimises with Indian soldiers as usual. After that, the Chinese went back to their bunkers and the Indian Soldiers resumed laying the wire along the perceived border.
After this incidents, within a few minutes, a whistle was blown from the Chinese side followed by medium machine gun firing against Indian troops from north shoulder. Due to the lack of troops in the pass, the Indian troops initially suffered heavy casualties. But shortly thereafter, the Chinese also opened artillery against the Indians. Then as a retaliation, Indian troops opened artillery from their side. The clashes lasted through the day and night, and continued the next three days, with use of artillery, mortars and heavy machine guns, during which the Indian troops "beat back" the Chinese forces like anything and heavy causalities took place. After five days of clashes, an "uneasy" ceasefire was arranged. Due to the advantageous position of Indian troops had because of their occupation of high grounds at the pass in Sebu La and Camel's back, Indian troops were able to destroy many Chinese bunkers at Nathu La with number of soldiers.
The corpses of fallen soldiers were exchanged on 15th and 16th September, 1967.
According to the Indian and Western perspectives atrributed that "the initiation of these clashes from the Chinese side. But the Chinese not at all ready to accept, however,blamed the Indian troops for provoking the clashes, alleging that the firing had started from the Indian side.
Clashes at Cho La
A few kilometers away north of Nathu La at Cho La, another pass on the Sikkim–Tibet border, on 1st October 1967, another clash took place between India and cunning China. Firstly the cunning Chinese troops infiltrated into the Sikkim-side of the border Indian border, claimed the pass and questioned the Indian occupation of it. But the Indian troops confidently argued and told that its Indian pass. According to the scholar Van Eekelen statement the duel was initiated by the Chinese troops after a scuffle between the two and started to claim the pass but finally China asserted that the provocation had come from the Indian side.
China, however, According to the Chinese source once again told lie to cheat India, they asserted that "Indian troops had infiltrated into the Chinese territory across the pass, made provocations against the stationed Chinese troops, and opened fire on them". But from there China is very vary far from the pass.
Anyhow the military duel lasted one day, and boosted Indian morale. Once again China face a big loss and went back without alternative. According to thr Major General Sheru Thapliyal, "the Chinese were forced to withdraw nearly three kilometres in Cho La during this clash with a huge causalities".
1967 War and Casualties
According to the Indian Defence Ministry report 88 Soldiers killed and 163 soldiers wounded on the Indian side, while 340 killed and 450 wounded on the Chinese side, during the two incidents, both at Nathu La and Cho la pass.
According to the Chinese claims which was dead opposite, the number of soldiers killed was 32 on the Chinese side and 65 on the Indian side in Nathu La incident; and 36 Indian soldiers and an 'unknown' number of Chinese were killed in the Cho La incident. Here "unknown" means a huge casualities which is very heavy to accept China but China will remember always the strength of the Indian forces.
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The 1967 war Victory makes India feel proud through out the World and a great lesson to the cunning China "don't disturb India unnecessarly". Because India is a "Peace Loving" nation in the World. Even by mistake any one try to disturb India's "Peace", India know very well how to reply and protects its "Peace Message" towards the World for the "Man Kind".
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