| ID | 170773 |
| Title Proper | Red cross and the 1962 Sino-Indian conflict |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Arpi, Claude |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | For the Indian nation, the 1962 conflict with China has been one of the most traumatic post-independence events. For more than 3,000 prisoners of war (PoWs), the experience was particularly harrowing.
This article looks at difficult relations between the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, the Indian Red Cross (IRC) and the Chinese Red Cross (CRC) Society. The ICRC’s archives in Geneva helped to understand the role of the international organization as well as of the two national Red Crosses and their respective governments during the conflict.
China not only refused to officially acknowledge the Geneva Convention of 1949 on PoWs, but also committed several violations in respect of the treatment meted out to captured Indian military personnel.
27 Military officers taken PoWs during operations were taken on a tour of china and repatriated on 04 May 1963.
The rosy picture painted by the Chinese propaganda had actually been a traumatic experience for the Indian PoWs. |
| `In' analytical Note | USI Journal Vol. 149, No.618, Oct-Dec 2019; p 574-588 |
| Journal Source | USI Journal 2019-12 149, 618 |
| Key Words | Sino-Indian Conflict ; 1962 War ; Red Cross |