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Blaming it on the weather gods is naivety at best. After all, we are the ones who have not respected the territorial integrity of the floodplains, writes Gunbir Singh.
Chandigarh: The second day of Military Literature Festival 2020 kicked off with a discussion on the book ‘Watershed 1967: India’s Forgotten Victory Over China’ by Probal Dasgupta. Former Army officers Lt Gen N S Brar, Lt Gen K J Singh and Lt Gen J S Cheema alongwith Dasgupta discussed the book and the session was moderated by Lt Gen Brar. Lt Gen K J Singh, who commanded the corps at Sikkim which was the place of the battles in 1967, spoke of the nuances around these battles and the area. He elucidated how the Chumbi valley presented a similar vulnerability to the Chinese, like the narr...
Forgotten and shelved: When Indian troops trounced the Chinese at Nathu La Forgotten and shelved, this incredible story of India’s victory over China at Nathu La and Cho La forms the narrative of ‘Watershed 1967’, the debut book by former Indian Army officer Probal Das Gupta. Updated: December 20, 2020 3:43:26 am The author said that it was odd that India’s victory of 1967 over an arch rival had been buried and forgotten. The Chandigarh Military Literature Festival hosted a riveting discussion on a book about India’s victory over China in two suc...