Sino-Indian War

E62599

The Sino-Indian War was a brief but intense 1962 border conflict between China and India that reshaped their bilateral relations and regional power dynamics in the Himalayas.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf border conflict
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Sino-Indian Border Conflict of 1962
belligerent People's Republic of China
Republic of India
cause border dispute
disagreement over McMahon Line
dispute over Aksai Chin
implementation of Forward Policy by India
commander B. M. Kaul
Jawaharlal Nehru
Liu Bocheng
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
conflictBetween China
India
effect increased Indian defence spending
increased US and Western military aid to India
long-term deterioration of Sino-Indian relations
military and political shock in India
reassessment of Indian foreign policy
strengthening of Indian ties with the Soviet Union
endDate 1962-11-21
followedBy Sino-Indian border dispute
Sino-Indian clashes of 1967
continued Sino-Indian border tensions
historicalSignificance major turning point in China–India relations
reshaped regional power dynamics in the Himalayas
involves Line of Actual Control
location Aksai Chin
Himalayas
Ladakh
North-East Frontier Agency
partOf Cold War
precededBy Sino-Indian border skirmishes 1959–1962
Tibetan uprising of 1959
primaryTheater Eastern sector (North-East Frontier Agency)
Western sector (Ladakh, Aksai Chin)
relatedTo Non-Aligned Movement
Panchsheel Agreement
result Chinese military victory
Chinese unilateral ceasefire
Chinese withdrawal in eastern sector
continued Chinese control of most of Aksai Chin
startDate 1962-10-20
territorialDispute Aksai Chin plateau
McMahon Line
year 1962

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
engagedIn
Sino-Indian War ("Sino-Indian Border Conflict of 1962")
alsoKnownAs
Indian Armed Forces ("Sino-Indian War of 1962")
conflict
Indian Army ("Indo-China War of 1962")
engagement
Indo-Tibetan Border Police ("Sino-Indian War of 1962")
foundedAfterEvent
Assam Rifles ("Indo-China War of 1962")
participatedIn
Indian Air Force ("Sino-Indian War of 1962")
warInvolvement

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