Consequences of Sino-Indian War

(i) The war gave a big blow to the self-respect of India.

(ii) The policy of non-alignment came under question.

(iii) The Congress lost three parliamentary by-elections in a row and Nehru had to face the first no-confidence motion of his life.

(iv) The Third Five-Year Plan was badly affected as resources were diverted for defence.

(v) India’s foreign policy took a change, as the US and the UK had responded positively in the crisis, they were to be considered in future. US intelligence agencies developed links in the name of countering the Chinese threat and even planted a nuclear-powered device in the Himalayas.

(vi) Pakistan, encouraged by the Indian debacle in the war, was to attack India in 1965, covertly helped by China.