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India-China War of 1962: How it started and what happened later
On the anniversary of the end of Sino-Indian War of 1962, here are some facts on how the war started and what all happened in the war.
India never suspected that China would ever launch an attack, but it did. India was attacked on October 20, 1962 in what famously came to be known as Sino-India war of 1962. The belief of not ever being attacked by China did not let the Indian army prepare and the result was the standoff between 10,000-20,000 Indian troops and 80,000 Chinese troops. The war continued for about a month and ended on November 21, after China declared a ceasefire.
On the anniversary of the end of Sino-Indian War, let us take you through a timeline regarding how the war began and all that took place during its course:
How did it start?
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