1st Edition

The Unfought War of 1962 An Appraisal

By Raghav Sharan Sharma Copyright 2018
446 Pages
by Routledge

446 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

446 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

China’s territorial disputes with India have been a matter of debate since 1950s. While China has amicably resolved boundary disputes with twelve out of its fourteen neighbouring countries, it is yet to resolve its boundary disputes with India and Bhutan as also its maritime disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea. This volume looks at the complex dynamics of India–China boundary... Read more

1. Introduction;  Part 1: Geographical and Historical Analysis 2. Geographical and Historical Analysis: Central Asia;  3. Geographical and Historical Analysis: Western Sector 4. Geographical and Historical Analysis: Middle Sector 5. Geographical and Historical Analysis: Eastern Sector 6. Geographical and Historical Analysis: Tibet 7. Pilgrim and Tourist Centres 8. Panorama of the Himalayas 9 . An Anthropological View 10.  Roads and Treks: Communication Channels, Part II: History of Sino–Indian Rivalry;  11. History of Sino–Indian Interactions;  12.  The McMahon Line;  13.  Map War:  Source of Confusion  14.  Forward Policy 15.  A Clash of Personalities ;  Krishna Menon vs. Thimayya;  Jawaharlal Nehru vs. Chou En Lai 16.  Leading Up to War: Nehru’s Folly 17.  War Analysis: An Appraisal 18.  The Actual Motives and Aims 19.  Respective Border Stands 20.  The Aftermath: Colombo Proposal 21.  The Solution; Part III: Geographical and Historical Analysis of Middle Sector 22.  Exploration in Border Villages of Kinnaur;  and Spiti,  Full Throttle in the Alluding Himalayas and Beyond;  My Personal Encounters with Radiant;  Himalayas and Beyond

Biography

Raghav Sharan Sharma is the President of the All India Forward Kisan Sabha, and Director of Swami Sahajanand Research Institute, Varanasi. He has written and edited several books such as Indo-China Rivalry; Naxal Movement; Collected Works of Swami Sahajanand; India’s War of Independence through Kisan Documents, among others.