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|partof= |partof=
|casus= '''Indian''': ] invasion of the Indian protectorate of ]<ref name="BR"/> |casus= '''Indian''': ] invasion of the Indian protectorate of ]<ref name="BR"/>
|image= ] |image= ]
|caption=The 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish occurred in the ], an Indian protectorate bordering China. |caption=The Cho La incident occurred in the ], between China and India.
|date= 1 October &mdash; 2 October 1967 |date= 1 October &mdash; 10 October 1967
|place= Chola, ] |place= Chola, ], Indian Protectorate<br/>(now ], India)
|result= Indian victory<ref name=Hoontrakul/>
|territory= China occupies ].<ref name=naidu>{{cite book |editor1=G. V. C. Naidu |editor2=Mumin Chen |editor3=Raviprasad Narayanan |title=India and China in the Emerging Dynamics of East Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U_qbBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA103 |year=2014 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-81-322-2138-8 |page=103}}</ref>
|territory=Chinese withdrawal from Sikkim
|result= Ceasefire<ref name=naidu/>
|combatant1= {{flag|China}} |combatant1= ] China
|combatant2= {{flag|India}} |combatant2= ] ]
|commander1= ] ]
|commander1= unknown
|commander2= ] ]
|commander2= K.B. Joshi
|strength1= |strength1=
|strength2= |strength2=
|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>
|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>
|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>
|casualties2=36 killed<ref name="Fravel2008"/>
|notes= |notes=
}} }}


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.
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"/>

The end of the battle saw the Chinese Army forced to leave Sikkim after being defeated by Indian troops.<ref name=Hoontrakul>{{cite book
|last=Hoontrakul
|first=Pongsak
|title=The Global Rise of Asian Transformation: Trends and Developments in Economic Growth Dynamics
|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
|year=2014
|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan
|edition=illustrated
|isbn=9781137412355
|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
|title=Kirantis’ khukris flash at Chola in 1967
|publisher=Hindustan Times
|access-date=2015-07-22
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/kirantis-khukris-flash-at-chola-in-1967/article1-1239765.aspx}}</ref>

] 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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Cho La incident

The Cho La incident occurred in the Kingdom of Sikkim, between China and India.
Date1 October — 10 October 1967
LocationChola, Kingdom of Sikkim, Indian Protectorate
(now Sikkim, India)
Result Indian victory
Territorial
changes
Chinese withdrawal from Sikkim
Belligerents
China India
Commanders and leaders
Mao Zedong Zakir Husain
Casualties and losses
340 killed & 450 wounded in Cho La and Nathu La combined. 88 killed & 163 wounded in Cho La and the Nathu La incidents combined.

The Cho La incident (1 – 10 October 1967) was a military conflict between India and China in the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, then an Indian protectorate. The Chinese People's Liberation Army infiltrated Sikkim on 1 October 1967, but was repulsed by the Indian Army by 10 October. During the Cho La and Nathu La incidents, Indian losses were 88 killed in action and 163 wounded, while Chinese casualties were 340 killed in action and 450 wounded.

The end of the battle saw the Chinese Army forced to leave Sikkim after being defeated by Indian troops.

Sikkim became an Indian state in 1975, which was not recognized by China. In 2003, China recognized Sikkim as an Indian state, on condition that India accept that the Tibet Autonomous Region was a part of China, even though India had already done so back in 1953. This mutual agreement led to a thaw in Sino-Indian relations.

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References

  1. ^ Hoontrakul, Pongsak (2014). The Global Rise of Asian Transformation: Trends and Developments in Economic Growth Dynamics (illustrated ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. p. 37. ISBN 9781137412355.
  2. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/30868/6/06_chapter%202.pdf
  3. page 63, India-China relations: post conflict phase to post cold war period, A.P.H. Publication. Corp
  4. http://www.ssbmadeeasy.com/2014/09/india-china-relationships-reasons-for-frequent-boder-disputes-and-indian-response.html
  5. page 63, India-China relations: post conflict phase to post cold war period, A.P.H. Publication. Corp
  6. Beijing's Power and China's Borders: Twenty Neighbors in Asia By Bruce Elleman, Stephen Kotkin, Clive Schofield, p.317
  7. 50 years after Sino-Indian war | Millennium Post. Millenniumpost.in (16 May 1975). Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  8. "Kirantis' khukris flash at Chola in 1967". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  9. p.317, M.E. Sharpe, Bruce Elleman, Stephen Kotkin, Clive Schofield]
  10. Indian Foreign Policy and the Border Dispute with China By Willem Frederik Eekelen, Willem Frederik van Eekelen
  11. Between Two Fires: Towards an Understanding of Jawaharlal Nehru's, Volume II By Iqbal Singh
  12. BBC News: India and China agree over Tibet
  13. Baruah, Amit (12 April 2005). "China backs India's bid for U.N. Council seat". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
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