New Delhi: It's a story of valour, of indomitable courage of Indian jawans and yet a story of national shame for the Indian political leadership and army top brass who went to a war ill-prepared. A
war which should never have been fought.
The Indian army suffered the following casualties: 1,383 killed, 1,047 wounded, 1,696 missing, 3,968 jawans captured.
The Chinese PLA (People's Liberation Army) suffered the following casualties: 722 killed, 1,697 wounded. (source:historyguy.com)
How did the war come about? After
India gained independence in 1947, and Communist
China came into existence in 1949, the Chinese PLA annexed Tibet in 1950, and began constructing border posts in Aksai Chin.
Taking advantage of an undemarcated border both in the north and northeast, the Chinese laid claims on Aksai Chin and NEFA (Northeast Frontier Agency) now known as Arunachal Pradesh.
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