Intelligence and the Sino-Indian War of 1962

Autor(en): Prem Mahadevan
Herausgeber: Floribert Baudet, Eleni Braat, Jeoffrey van Woensel, Aad Wever
Buchtitel: Perspectives on Military Intelligence from the First World War to Mali
Seiten: 55-76
Verlag(e): Springer
Publikationsjahr: 2017

The 1962 war between India and China was marked by lapses in intelligence performance on the part of the defeated country, India. These lapses originated from resource constraints and lack of analytical experience. A civilian agency with a policing culture was tasked with collecting and assessing military intelligence. The result was an inability to appreciate the profound impact that subtle differences in Chinese domestic calculations and military postures could have on Beijing’s readiness to escalate hostilities.

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