Gautam Das
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The book is aimed at the reading public who seek an understanding of the event that shocked India in the early 1960's The Sino- Indian border war of October-November 1962.It is useful for younger military officers of the Indian Armed Forces who need to study the campaign,and for all those who feel the need to know the reasons why the war occurred.
To the lay mind, ?defending the territorial integrity of the country?, which is the Indian Army?s primary role, equates to ?defending the border?. To the defence professional in the armed forces, this is not exactly so, since physically defending the border itself is but one part of a strategic defensive posture. Nevertheless, the physical safeguarding and defence of the borders is an extremely important and emotive part of the role and tasks of the armed forces. ...
Twenty years ago, starting from the night of 29 July 1987, India hurriedly deployed the Indian Army in Sri Lanka. This book provides an in-depth look at the Indian military deployment and operations in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990, which was independent India's first major foreign-policy determined overseas campaign, and which turned into modern India's longest war to date. It has been India's most intense period of interaction with the island of Sri ...
It is noteworthy that invaders over centuries managed to defeat Indian forces both on land and at sea and thus establish foreign rule over different parts of India. Why did this happen? The answers are many and varied, and include factors that are social, military, technology-related and economic as well as related to the differing mindsets of the opposed forces. This book draws on Indian history, and is intended to help readers form a well informed ...
The main reason why China-India geopolitical relations have an underlying uneasiness is because of the issue of Tibet. It lies at the entire Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which it alleges as "Chinese territory occupied by India." This creates a major part of the unresolved boundary issue between the two Asian countries. Inability to agree on their common border led to a limited war between them in October-November 1962, resulting in a humiliating ...