General Brasstacks

In 1986, as Indian and Chinese troops faced off at Sumdorong Chu in Arunachal Pradesh, a standoff ensued. An Indian general airlifted a brigade to occupy difficult heights, putting the pressure on the Chinese who were on the lower heights. The audacious General Krishnaswamy Sundarji had swung the momentum decisively in India's favour, forcing the Chinese to backpedal in the Himalayas.