![]() ![]() ![]() Along the Taksing-Limeking axis, Chinese forces entered 60 kms inside and crossed Limeking in Upper Subansiri district. By the end of the 31-day war, Chinese forces had penetrated about 100 kms inside Arunachal, reaching Rupa-Chaku, just 20 kms short of the Assam border. The 1962 Sino-India war was fought in Ladakh in the western sector and in Arunachal in the eastern sector. ![]() Though the Chinese forces penetrated without major opposition in many axes, many fierce battles were fought by a few units and small groups of soldiers. Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal along many axes, namely, the Tawang-Bomdila-Rupa, the Taksing-Limeking, the Mechuka/Manigong-Tato, the Gelling-Tuting and the Kibithoo-Walong axes. Many Arunachalee veterans and old-timers recall the war with fear and anger. This war was a black chapter in India’s history. Today, 21 November, marks the official end of the 1962 Sino-India war.
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