Cho La incident

Cho La incident

The Cho La incident occurred in the Kingdom of Sikkim, between China and India.
Date1 October 10 October 1967
LocationChola, Kingdom of Sikkim, Indian Protectorate
(now Sikkim, India)
Result Indian victory[1]
Territorial
changes
Chinese withdrawal from Sikkim[2]
Belligerents
China India
Commanders and leaders
Mao Zedong Zakir Husain
Casualties and losses
340 killed & 450 wounded in Cho La and Nathu La combined[3][4][5] 88 killed & 163 wounded in Cho La and the Nathu La incidents combined.[4]

The Cho La incident (1  10 October 1967) was a military conflict between India and China in the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, then an Indian protectorate. The Chinese People's Liberation Army infiltrated Sikkim[6] on 1 October 1967, but was repulsed by the Indian Army by 10 October. During the Cho La and Nathu La incidents, Indian losses were 88 killed in action and 163 wounded,[4] while Chinese casualties were 340 killed in action and 450 wounded.[3][4][5]

The end of the battle saw the Chinese Army forced to leave Sikkim after being defeated by Indian troops.[1][7][8]

Sikkim became an Indian state in 1975,[6] which was not recognized by China. In 2003, China recognized Sikkim as an Indian state, on condition that India accept that the Tibet Autonomous Region was a part of China, even though India had already done so back in 1953.[9][10][11] This mutual agreement led to a thaw in Sino-Indian relations.[12]

See also

References

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  2. Chaurasia, R.S. History of Modern China. Atlantic Publishers. p. 288.
  3. 1 2 http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/30868/6/06_chapter%202.pdf
  4. 1 2 3 4 Chengappa, Bidanda M. (2004). India-China relations: post conflict phase to post cold war period. A.P.H. Pub. Corp. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-7648-538-8.
  5. 1 2 http://www.ssbmadeeasy.com/2014/09/india-china-relationships-reasons-for-frequent-boder-disputes-and-indian-response.html
  6. 1 2 Bruce Elleman; Stephen Kotkin; Clive Schofield (2015). Beijing's Power and China's Borders: Twenty Neighbors in Asia. M.E. Sharpe. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-7656-2766-7.
  7. "50 years after Sino-Indian war". Millennium Post. 16 May 1975. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  8. "Kirantis’ khukris flash at Chola in 1967". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  9. Eekelen, Willem Frederik. Indian Foreign Policy and the Border Dispute with China.
  10. Iqbal Singh. Between Two Fires: Towards an Understanding of Jawaharlal Nehru's, Volume II.
  11. "India and China agree over Tibet". BBC News.
  12. Baruah, Amit (12 April 2005). "China backs India's bid for U.N. Council seat". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2009.

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