Sumdorong Chu: When India Got The Better Of China

NEW DELHI: One year after the Galwan clash, the standoff between India and China continues in eastern Ladakh though partial disengagement has taken place. If Galwan was a game-changer where India gave it back to China, there was another incident 35 years ago when India stood firm and displayed aggressive intent against Chinese intrusion in Arunachal Pradesh. India quickly mobilised troops, just like it did in Ladakh last year, and signalled to the China that it was ready for a fight. In this episode of ‘Simply Nitin’, StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief looks back at what happened in Sumdorong Chu in June 1986.
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[@sb3215]

I still remember when Sumdurung Chu happened. I remember the public differences between General Sundarji and Rajiv Gandhi. General Sundarji was the most daring General Independent Indian Army ever had. He was also the architect of Operation Brasstacks. General Sundarji was the Indian version of General Erwin Rommel. Had he been in charge today we would have recaptured some of the Indian territory lost to China in 1962.

[@johndoe-vc1we]

Begs the question why he didn't in his lifetime when China was weaker?

[@jamesjc]

You hit the nail on the head - they are bullies. They will attack if they think they are a lot stronger and they will back off if the adversary has an even chance. In one word, they are cowards.

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

The whole world knows Chyna is coward 😜🤣🤣🤣

[@ganesannarayanan2047]

No, they are realistic and opportunistic. You don't pick a fight where the outcome is less than optimal.

[@tintin822002]

General Sunderji....one of the best Army General.

[@saiecorp5646]

Great reminder and great narration. My humble tribute to Gen Sundarjee. My salute to Gen Narhari, Gen Singh, Gen. Verma and IA and IAF. Thanx. Jai Hind.

[@nishpakshagupta8331]

I would like to tell everyone that our current CDS gen. Bipin rawat's Battalion was also deployed in the Sumdorong Chu conflict in 1987

[@shankarchat]

SSB was the Special Service Bureau now known as the Sashastra Seema Bal.SIB is the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau, not quite the same as SSB. It was Inspector Pemba Bhutia with whom I served as Medical Officer in SSB's Group Centre in Dirang who first detected the PLA incursion in Sumdorong Chu

[@saiecorp5646]

Please write your experiences and share with Stratnews Global. So, others are benefitted. Thanx.

[@mychitramtanjourpainting78]

Shankar sir..please share your experiences with us. it's my himble request. I am ananthi from tamilnadu.

[@sureshsubramaniam8401]

Yes.. Dr Chatterjie is right about SSB bit only up to a point. And there's a lot more to Sumdrong Chu than what has been said above. .. The inside stuff..

[@shikhara78shekhara42]

Simply Thanks Nitin ji! Thanks to let us memories that turning point. One episode required to Nathu la after 1962.

[@Anmol34]

Brilliant channel Nitin, I have been flowing you since my teenage years. Always a delight to watch you speak. Very well researched, good old patriotism and no hubris or jingoism like Republic TV. I greatly admire and respect you for your effort towards authenticity & accuracy, being pro-India while not being hateful against anyone.

[@cmramakrishnan9570]

Glad you brought the SUmdrong Chu incident back to public memory. Nitin Ji continue the good work. 👍

[@physicsonline8853]

You are right;the Chinese have the classic mindset of a bully.Cower and they are all over you; growl and they shrink.

[@anupkansal8598]

For Indian armed forces the biggest drag has been the political leadership and its diplomats. 1962 included.

[@thomasolsen340]

How I love this channel, great with morning coffee , the personal side stories are great!

[@SumeetBansal07]

Thanks for this EP. on the similar lines, I would request you to do a piece on the battle of 1967. Last year I read this book - Watershed 1967: India's Forgotten Victory Over China. I feel this chapter doesn’t get its fair share of history.

[@asokechakraborty3090]

In 1966-67, India very effectively thwarted Chinese misadventure at the Sikkim-China border through Nathula pass which China never expected. Since then Indian military power and fighting spirit were viewed with respect by the Chinese. During the Bangladesh war in 1971, China was coaxed by Nixon and Kissinger to open fronts to weaken India, but China did not venture because the bitter memory of the last confrontation was still fresh in their minds.

[@rj6404]

In this day n age, journalism has become an art, to put a spin on facts this gentleman comes as a breath of fresh air , stating the facts the way it happened , humble demeanor with expert knowledge .

[@nikhilparanjape7890]

For people like me, who have recently started following Defence and Strategic affairs, this is a fantastic channel as I get to know about the various operations that happened in the past.

[@cityofjoy8830]

Thanks Nitin ji. Your channel is a treasure of historical events not known by us.

[@romeshsingh5622]

Your videos are amazing and very insightful, please keep up the good work.

[@joshihemant2568]

My Salute to Major Gen. Singh & Lt. Gen. Narhari!! Be it 1947, 1962, or 1971, Officers of Indian Army have always been there with Better Integrity, & Valor!! I recently read, in 1971, one of the defeated Pakistani soldier( out of 97,000), regretted, 'we didn't have officers like Indian Army'... Once again, my Salute, to the Army, everybody in the Army!!

[@ritenderkumar6033]

Love your content!!👌👌👌 admirable anecdotes

[@inderjitsahota]

Unfortunately we are continously let down by our internal politics

[@bhanumathiravindran6240]

Fascinating insight about Indian army and the brilliant Sundaram. Strat news global as usual gives a insightful analysis which made India proud and kept the bullies China in place. Keep up the good work. All the best.

[@themtoniraniremaxbroker2447]

Very Good And Detailed Analysis as usual, Many thanks.

[@blackmamba3427]

Awesome video and commentary 👌

[@addepallibalasubramaniyam7814]

Pranams Nitinji for sharing with us as We were students at that Time

[@suchitrapmuthu5200]

It was good to hear your report..n the outcomes n the latest incident thank you.

[@shekharbhosle1222]

Excellent analysis .. objective unbiased reporting as it should be 👍🏼

[@santoshkumarbabar7215]

Really unique information Thanks Sir 🙏

[@CharlieChaplinVideos]

Great episode

[@rishipattanaik5402]

We need more quality impartial history lessons. Thanks for the insights

[@donbon9770]

Nithin your information and your stories are very interesting, indeed !!

[@rajeshrai42]

Always pleasant to listen you Nitin ❤️❤️

[@vivektripathi6459]

Thanks for sharing

[@ashokkumartripathi6836]

Very good episode Sir.

[@sanjaybiniwale8033]

Nice information. Thanks

[@akjaitly15]

Very nicely explained

[@jamesstephen1516]

Very brief analysis and with clarity

[@hitheshmangalore5150]

Thanks for the info. Jai Hind

[@atharvathakare]

Very great analysis. There is propaganda and then there's actual threat perception. Keeping this in mind, your channel is more accurate in threat perception analysis. Hope more Indian media follow this same trail. Keep doing what you're doing because this is the best youtube channel. Jai Hind.

[@___-cx6bw]

🙏 Namaste Nitin ji!

[@spinnerlake]

China- it's our territory. Le Indian defence forces - come and get it 😂

[@agnimitran5234]

Thank you sir.

[@MAHENDRADALVIGoa47]

Interesting & important episode in Indian military history.

[@soumendrajena9108]

Good analysis.

[@mytravellog7560]

Super Nitin...Not Just Simply Nitin

[@nagarajansinnapayan530]

Stay united my fellow Indians, not just China but even the World could not shake India...

[@userag]

This is an awesome channel

[@Karvy365]

Great info...😲🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@sivasairamchitrada5247]

Thnx much

[@vikramheble9972]

A small correction. Sumdorong Chu is to the NW of Zimithang.

[@AmarjeetKumar-vs1jj]

Most of the military operations or the stories are not known or even talked and most of us are unaware about our own armed forces. I thank to the channel and Nitin sir for bringing out untold stories about our Armed Forces.

[@cybertaiga9534]

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and to give us a History lesson on the 1986 conflict instigated by the Chinese.

[@Charanms]

Simply brilliant

[@KRISHNAVASUDHEV]

simply superb

[@jamesmani5985]

Firm 🙏Jai Jawan ஆர்மி 💯🌋

[@anjanghosh52]

Nice story telling style, young minds should listen to you sir..........

[@sagarnaik9265]

Big Fan of You Nitin Sir🙏🏼

[@ajitkumarnath8435]

Things improved massively in the 7 yrs. India got the confidence to face anyone during this period. This is the greatest achievement.

[@lauriewilson4016]

Agreed ..those most oppressed may gain greatest Heart

[@sb9060]

Excellent

[@AkhandBharat1998]

I like this pure reporting

[@pankajmeel727]

Tremendous session

[@Govindan7]

"Huang Guozhi, senior editor of Modern Weaponry magazine, has said that the world’s largest and most experienced country with plateau and mountain troops is neither the US nor Russia but India. India has the world’s largest and most experienced troops trained for high-altitude battles, a military expert affiliated with China’s leading maker of equipment for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has said, adding that mountaineering is an “essential skill” for each Indian soldier deployed in the mountains."

[@vchandrasekhar1320]

Gen Sundarji was really great.

[@san-chil]

capabilities by itself is meaningless if there is no political will or desire to use them. India has a superb advantage in high altitude mountain warfare. yet we waste it by constantly talking to the enemy while allowing it time to grow strong. Indian leadership is not even considering recovering Aksai Chin or Kailash Manasarovar. so ... let's not keep fooling ourselves by over estimating our capabilities and under estimating the enemy all the while. we are happy to sell and buy chinese mobile phones in the country.

[@vigisbigtm]

Chinese need to be taught lesson this time too!😁

[@vigisbigtm]

@All Sides Of The Force First go to school, and learn correct English. Come back and report when done.

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

@All Sides Of The Force chal nikal Yaha se Pakistani Chakke 😂😂😂😜🤣😜😂

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

@All Sides Of The Force Metalus Zorax sadakchaap Pakistani troll spotted 🤣😜😜😜😜🤣😂

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

@@vigisbigtm he can't go to school because he is a Halala product from Pakystan and his mom and dad are bro and sis 🤪🤪😋😋😋😋🤪🤪

[@jaibholenath8665]

@All Sides Of The Force u r so funny Mia

[@swapnilkapadia]

Hi Nitin, at 1:31 you got the map wrong around Tawang. Flat line is as per Google maps. Official Indian map is different

[@ldnoida001]

Super 👍🏻

[@muraleedharanp.v6767]

Young Nithin reporter Simply good

[@wolfwolf7246]

Proud of the Indian bravery, well done lndian army. Never give up Indian territories and the lands around it. It is the pride of lndia. 💪💪💪💪❤❤❤

[@MUNISHKUMAR-xw9jh]

I was working in Dirang from 1989 to 1992. Knew so many ssb officers. Mr Bharadwaj was dy commandant. I knew the medical officer, who was probably from Orissa . Commandant was from Indore. Ssb had a beautiful campus, which i believe it still has. I last visited Dirang in 2012. Had a chance to visit Tawang and Lumla .

[@rinoyinnocent4389]

Sir, you should start a podcast..

[@krisbrao]

It is good to learn the courageous moments of Indian defence. The successive Congress governments were all hell bent on degrading our military while some stars of our defence forces withstood the pressure from the enemies inside and outside of our country. Jai Hind.

[@gauravchoudhury8738]

Sumdorong chu is to the north west of zimithang. I guess you wrongly showed gen area yangtse as sumdrongchu. Nevertheless an awesome video.

[@vinoth9381]

You should talk more about economic concessions that India did as part of the agreements.

[@lauriewilson4016]

As well Humanity has a challenge of heart...

[@abhilashgeorge4323]

Can you do a video about the current status about Border Roads Organisation's infrastructures mainly in Ladakh region ?

[@virendrapalsingh2846]

Nice

[@madhusudhanansanjeevi5437]

Please dedicate an show to Gen. Sundarji

[@Ak-ue2yq]

Smart advertising by Solar group…

[@skg901]

When you are disagreeing with a Gandhi poltician in power (Except Indira) you sure are right...

[@nilnull5457]

Even Indira was more of a dictator and she forgot to solve the Kashmir issue by taking back PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan.

[@skg901]

@@nilnull5457 I do wonder how she missed that one... Considering she did contemplate bombing Pakistani nuclear facility...May be Khalistanis were more bigger national security threat that time(not that they are not now) and they hogged all her focus...

[@sublimefermion2205]

@@nilnull5457 That's because USA pressurized her from doing so. They had a mole in her inner circle, most probably her PA an IAS officer.

[@ekakshd8058]

Is it just me or the previous government has always undermined the threat regarding Northeast and the local army incharge is always the one behind the victory.

[@problemchild7298]

If you look at it closely, Tibet is actually upper Himachal Pradesh💪💪

[@jamesmani5985]

Personal Decipline and Political Decipline is Key for Progress 💯

[@sumanchatterjee6591]

it was MI - 26.. Which carried troops..

[@commonerIndian]

nice

[@stephenrickerby4884]

Great job India stand firm WWG1WGA

[@dakshsbhardwaj8007]

I wish the corruption in arms procurement ends sooner than later. Countless innocent patriotic soldiers have lost their lives due to faulty and substandard ammunition. INSAS is a painful example.

[@vishalyadav3816]

Update on Ladakh

[@kdblr]

To the best of my knowledge the newly inducted helicopters were MI26 Halo. Capable of carrying an entire company with their equipment. That was the game changer, not MI17 that you mentioned.

[@skg901]

Forgotten? I had no idea😥

[@rohitagarwal5293]

👌👌👌

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

👍👍

[@misterbean5308]

Indians had failed to upgrade its forces and infrastructure adequately along the tibetan border even after the massive defeat in the hands of chinese in 1962..it took indian policy makers more than 40 years to approve any new infrastructures along LAC and even to raise reasonable size of mountain strike force...but the the same time , the chinese had relentlessly built massive highways,bridges,tunnels, rail ways, air ports all over tibet and have a dedicated force of 300,000 soldiers training at tibet...the indian army is ready to fight for the country but the spineless politicians are only worry of their positions and dont approve enough funds for the army.

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

Blame it on Pappu Gandhi 🤣🤣

[@misterbean5308]

@@Ajay_k_das_89 dont laugh when the chinese are at sitting deep inside indian territory...38,000km of northern ladakh( aksai chin) is already under chinese control since 1962 and you are laughing for what reason?..you are not indian?

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

@@misterbean5308 aksai chin went to Chyna due to Pappu Gandhi mistake. And it will be taken back 😜😜🤣

[@misterbean5308]

@@Ajay_k_das_89 its not going to happen in your life time....the chinese are targetting more indian land at ladakh and arunachal pradesh..😂😂😂

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

@@misterbean5308 don't spread fake news here. The chynese are getting badly kicked out now 😜🤣🤣

[@alokkumarsingh1852]

Please give some light on current LAC situation.

[@karikaalanelamsaytesenny4210]

It was the 12th battalion of the Assam Regiment which stopped the chinese in its tracks during the incident. Till date most of the peaks and mountain points are named after the officers of 12 Assam which i am a part of. TAGRA RAHO!

[@northbynortheast5172]

Chequerboard was an excercise.

[@rajiblochanpanigrahi2198]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shivnayanar3186]

SIR Please make a video in discussions with experts on the upcoming Chinese Colony near Colombo in Sri Lanka - just 290 kms away from Kanya Kumari - also please outline it's impact on INDIA

[@divyasatheesh2529]

@Shiv Narayanan I think it’s fishy.There may be some disturbance in TN due to this because of the present ruling party!! China won’t oppose us directly but it will brew up the separatist ideology in TN against Modi thereby inciting hatred against our country.Congress,leftists,DMK, etc may start to milking the situation for their personal agenda!!

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

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