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1962 India-China war secrets made public

New Delhi: A large section of the still classified Henderson Brooks Report that critically reviewed India's defence preparedness and strategies during the 1962 war with China has been made public. The report on the 1962

India TV News Desk Updated on: March 18, 2014 12:00 IST


While the report may not contain significantly new revelations about the poor state of India's forces during the war, it discusses how the Army was ordered to challenge the Chinese military to a conflict it could only lose.

The report was authored by Lieutenant General Henderson Brooks and Brigadier P S Bhagat, then commandant of the Indian Military Academy, soon after the war.  

It was commissioned by Lt General J N Chaudhuri who had just taken over as chief of Army staff in 1962.

As late as April 2010, defence minister AK Antony told Parliament that the contents of the report are "not only extremely sensitive but are of current operational value."

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