February 1962Third General ElectionJawaharlal Nehru
The third Lok Sabha election again returns a Congress majority, continuing Jawaharlal Nehru's premiership.
Historical records for India in 1962, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The third Lok Sabha election again returns a Congress majority, continuing Jawaharlal Nehru's premiership.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan takes office as the second President of India.
Heavy fighting develops along the eastern frontier as the border dispute escalates toward full-scale war.
Brigadier John Dalvi commands 7 Infantry Brigade during the Chinese assault on Indian positions along the Namka Chu.
Major Dhan Singh Thapa commands an isolated Ladakh post that resists repeated Chinese attacks before being overrun.
Chinese forces launch major attacks on Indian positions on 20 October 1962, opening the principal phase of the border war.
Subedar Joginder Singh leads Sikh troops against repeated Chinese attacks near Bum La and is mortally wounded.
President Radhakrishnan proclaims a national emergency as the border war with China intensifies.
B. M. Kaul commands IV Corps during the difficult opening phase of the war in the eastern sector.
Armed conflict breaks out between India and China along disputed Himalayan border sectors.
Jaswant Singh Rawat fights in the defence of Nuranang during the Chinese offensive in the eastern sector.
Major Shaitan Singh leads Charlie Company, 13 Kumaon, in the defence of Rezang La and is killed during the battle.
Captain R. V. Jatar serves with 13 Kumaon during the defence of Rezang La in the Ladakh sector.
General P. N. Thapar leaves office as Army chief after the severe reverses suffered during the border war.
J. N. Chaudhuri assumes leadership of the Indian Army during the final days of the 1962 conflict.
Chinese forces consolidate control over Aksai Chin before announcing a unilateral ceasefire.
China announces a unilateral ceasefire after its major offensives against Indian positions.
China announces a unilateral ceasefire after the major phase of the Sino-Indian War.
Chinese forces defeat Indian positions in the Aksai Chin sector during the 1962 border war.
Pratibha Patil completes her studies in Jalgaon before beginning a career in law and politics.
Pratibha Patil wins election to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Jalgaon.
E. C. G. Sudarshan and collaborators publish a theoretical analysis showing how hypothetical faster-than-light particles can fit within special relativity.
Vikram Sarabhai takes responsibility for organising Indian space research through the newly formed INCOSPAR.
V.K. Krishna Menon resigns as Defence Minister after the military crisis during the Sino-Indian War.
Zakir Husain becomes Vice President of India.
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