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|conflict= Chola incident |
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|conflict= Cho La incident |
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|casus= '''Indian''': ] invasion of the Indian protectorate of ]<ref name="BR"/> |
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|casus= '''Indian''': ] invade into Indian territory in ]<ref name="BR"/> |
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|image= ] |
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|image= ] |
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|caption=The Cho La incident occurred in the ], between China and India. |
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|caption=The 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish occurred between the two ]n giants, China and India. |
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|date= 1 October — 10 October 1967 |
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|date= October 1 — October 2, 1967 |
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|place= Chola, ], Indian Protectorate<br/>(now ], India) |
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|place= Chola, ] |
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|result= Indian victory<ref name=Hoontrakul/> |
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|result= Ceasefire.<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=xbgcAAAAMAAJ&|title=Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana|publisher=Americana corporation|author=Alexander Hopkins McDannald|others=''"More shots were exchanged at Cho La on October 1. Fighting, however, tapered off after India proposed a cease-fire. Both sides apparently had no intention of turning the incidents into a major conflict."''|}}</ref> |
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|territory=Chinese withdrawal from Sikkim |
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* India proposed ceasefire, China accepts. |
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|combatant1= ] China |
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*Chinese successfully occupy ].<ref>{{cite|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=U_qbBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103|title=India and China in the Emerging Dynamics of East Asia|page=103|others="''In 1967, skirmishes between the Chinese and Indian forces at Nathu La and Cho La resulted in Jelep La being occupied by the Chinese forces''"|publisher=Springer|author=G. V. C. Naidu, Mumin Chen, Raviprasad Narayanan (editors)|year=2015|}}</ref> |
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|combatant2= ] ] |
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|combatant1= {{flag|China}} |
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|commander1= ] ] |
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|combatant2= {{flag|India}} |
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|commander2= ] ] |
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|commander2= K.B. Joshi |
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|casualties1= unknown<ref name="Fravel2008">{{cite book|author=M. Taylor Fravel |title=Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in China's Territorial Disputes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=02Hjr6RUckwC&pg=PA197 |year=2008 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=1-4008-2887-2|page=197}}</ref> |
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|casualties1= 340 killed & 450 wounded in Cho La and Nathu La combined.<ref>http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/30868/6/06_chapter%202.pdf</ref><ref>, India-China relations: post conflict phase to post cold war period, A.P.H. Publication. Corp</ref><ref>http://www.ssbmadeeasy.com/2014/09/india-china-relationships-reasons-for-frequent-boder-disputes-and-indian-response.html</ref> |
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|casualties2=36 killed<ref name="Fravel2008"/> |
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|casualties2= 88 killed & 163 wounded in Cho La and the Nathu La incidents combined.<ref>, India-China relations: post conflict phase to post cold war period, A.P.H. Publication. Corp</ref> |
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The '''1967 Sino-Indian skirmish''' also known as the '''Chola incident''', was a day-long skirmish between ]n troops and members of the ] ]. The skirmish occurred on 1 October 1967 at the disputed border between China and the ], which was at the time an Indian ] (Sikkim later became an Indian state in 1975). The Indians lost 36 soldiers and the result of the incident is based on limited information.<ref name="Fravel2008"/> |
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The '''Cho La incident''' (1{{snd}}10 October 1967) was a ] between ] and ] in the Himalayan ], then an Indian ]. The Chinese ] infiltrated Sikkim<ref></ref> on 1{{nbsp}}October 1967, but was repulsed by the ] by 10{{nbsp}}October. During the Cho La and ]s, Indian losses were 88 killed in action and 163 wounded, while Chinese casualties were 340 killed in action and 450 wounded. |
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The end of the battle saw the Chinese Army forced to leave Sikkim after being defeated by Indian troops.<ref name=Hoontrakul>{{cite book |
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|first=Pongsak |
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|title=The Global Rise of Asian Transformation: Trends and Developments in Economic Growth Dynamics |
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|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=RrKYBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37&dq=Chola+incident+(1967%E2%80%931967)+Victorious:India+/+Defeated:China&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVpbTC16PJAhWEHZQKHQ4JD5IQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=Chola%20incident%20(1967%E2%80%931967)%20Victorious%3AIndia%20%2F%20Defeated%3AChina&f=false |
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|year=2014 |
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|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |
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|edition=illustrated |
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|isbn=9781137412355 |
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|page=37}}</ref><ref>. Millenniumpost.in (16 May 1975). Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref><ref name="Kirantis’ khukris flash at Chola in 1967">{{cite news |
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|title=Kirantis’ khukris flash at Chola in 1967 |
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|publisher=Hindustan Times |
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|access-date=2015-07-22 |
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|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/kirantis-khukris-flash-at-chola-in-1967/article1-1239765.aspx}}</ref> |
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] became an Indian state in 1975,<ref>, M.E. Sharpe, Bruce Elleman, Stephen Kotkin, Clive Schofield]</ref> which was not recognized by China. In 2003, China recognized Sikkim as an Indian state, on condition that India accept that the ] was a part of China, even though India had already done so back in 1953.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> This mutual agreement led to a thaw in ].<ref name="Map">{{cite news |first = Amit|last = Baruah |url = http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/12/stories/2005041210160100.htm|title = China backs India's bid for U.N. Council seat |publisher = The Hindu|date =2005-04-12|accessdate =2009-03-17}}</ref> |
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