Indo-Chinese War" redirects here. For the war in the area named Indochina, see Indochina War and Indochina Wars. For clashes on the Sino-Indian border in 1967, see Nathu La and Cho La clashes. For the recent border dispute between China and India, see 2020-2021 China-India skirmishes.
The Sino-Indian War, also known as the China-India War or the Indo-China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962. It was a military escalation of the Sino-Indian border dispute. Fighting occurred along India's border with China, in India's North-East Frontier Agency east of Bhutan, and in Aksai Chin west of Nepal.
There had been a series of violent borde...