According to the statistics of the Ministry of Defense in the Sino-Indian War of 1962 year 1962, 4,500 soldiers were killed. At the same time, many soldiers were injured or were missing in action. Whereas, 3,500 were taken prisoner by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The December 9 skirmish between Indian troops and PLA troops in the vicinity of Tawang commemorates the situation in Arunachal Pradesh (then known as the North-Eastern Frontier Agency or NEFA) in 1962 Is. Starting from October, 1962, the Chinese PLA 500 miles along the two axes of Tawang and Walong advanced along and overcame fierce but sporadic Indian resistance in three weeks. On November, China announced a ceasefire and PLA soldiers had retreated km from the McMahon Line. The Indian Army often fought with courage and tenacity till the last man and the last bullet. But, he was let down by a fatal combination of political complacency, faulty intelligence and military incompetence and cowardice.