01497nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100003100060245004100091260002100132300003900153520093300192650003401125773001901159906002801178942000701206952011401213  c515322d515322210121b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSarangi, Subhasish 923642  aThe Indian navy and PLA Navy in 1962  aU.S.I. Journal    a150(621), Jul-Sep, 2020: p.320-328  aThough the Indian Navy was not directly involved in the conflict of 1962, it had by then slowly created a significant surface force and had one aircraft carrier but was yet to induct submarines. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), on the other hand, was primarily geared for coastal defence but had a growing fleet of submarines. The sole naval threat from the PLAN was the possibility of deployment of its submarines. Yet, on this anniversary of the 1962 war, it is clear that any future conflict with China will spread to the Indian Ocean through which the great trading power’s Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs) traverse. These SLOCs are the potential targets and obviously require guarding. The growing Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean attests to that. This article attempts to put forth the maritime picture in 1962 so as to induce thinking on the Chinese maritime threat in the future. – Reproduced   aIndian Navy, 1962 war 923643  aU.S.I. Journal  aINDIA - CHINA CONFLICT   cAR  00102ddc40709389389aIIPAbIIPAd2021-01-21h150(621), Jul-Sep, 2020: p.320-328pAR123862r2021-01-21yAR