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Indian Army holds the unique distinction of being one of the worlds best in
defending its countrys borders. However, the Indo-China war of 1962 goes down in
our history books as a blot on the reputation of our forces and the country. Other
than that debacle, there is no black spot on the face of our armed forces. The
reason for defeat wasnt the lack of courage of our soldiers but was the myopic
policies and spineless attitude of our political leaders of the time. Here are top 10
reasons why India lost the 1962 war against China.
It might appear to be tad controversial, but truth is always bitter. Political leaders
including Leftists and then home minister Krishna Menon were all responsible for
playing down the threat from Chinas side due to their inclination toward
Communist ideology. However, once the war began, even USSR desolated India to
ght the war on its own.
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General Thorat from the Indian Army had prepared and submitted a report to the
home ministry warning the political leadership of a much anticipated aggression
from Chinas side, but was ignored straight away by our political masters. Had the
warnings been taken into stride on time, a large number of casualties and a
massive defeat could have been prevented.
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As per the post war reports prepared by the commission to look into the premier
reasons for Indias shameful defeat at the hands of China, the Army leadership was
equally to be blamed for the rout. Chief of Army Staff and Chief of General Staff of
the time were penned down as guilty in the report. They were accused of playing
down on the situation for a long time.
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6. Over-trust on China:
Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai was the standard diplomatic line that enjoyed unfounded
importance by the state machinery in the late 1950s and early 1960s from Nehru
and party. Though, silent are the reasons for sudden buildup of such a high-level of
trust on Chinese, it could only be described as mere foolishness on the part of
India. This over affectionate stance of India towards China spelled doom for the
former.
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5. Provocation by India:
Post war reports say that it was India who provoked the Chinese army with their
offensive action despite being well aware of the fact that we lacked proper
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preparation and were ill-equipped for any war. Once China did away with its
Taiwan plans, it worked in a greater way to ll the loopholes present in its security.
However, India was unaware of the developments. But the re was lit after an
alleged provocative statement from then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru irked
Mao Zedong.
SNACKS ORIGINALS
4. No use of IAF:
Something that went overhead for almost all the defense experts of the time was
why was the Indian Air Force (IAF) not allowed to carry out an attack on the
enemy. Their function was only limited to dropping food supplies to the Indian
Army. However, had IAF been employed for a more inclusive role, the situation
could have been vastly different considering the fact that our Air Force was
superior to Chinas at the time.
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3. Logistical failure:
It is widely believed that the Indian Army ran out of food, artillery and ammunition
supplies during the war. The backup was weak and the status quo was
maintained for considerable time that resulted in further weakening of Indian
stance on the border area. Therefore, logistical failure could also have been a main
reason for the debacle.
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2. Weak leadership:
The political leadership of the country was too weak and inefcient. Jawaharlal
Nehru depended too much on the discretion and words of Krishna Menon. The
outcome was evident; India had to bite dust and lose numerous soldiers on the
war front for the sole reason of lacking top leadership potential of the country.
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1. Unprepared army:
Indian Army has always been invincible and especially in our backyards we are
next to God in self defense, to put it more precisely. However, in absence of proper
strategy and advanced weapons the defeat was playing on the cards. This
damaged the morale of our troops and also led to dejection in the hearts of
millions of countrymen who had never dreamt of such a humiliating defeat.
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