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{{Infobox book
| name = Watershed 1967: India’s Forgotten Victory over China
| image = File:Watershed 1967.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Probal DasGupta
| country = India
| language = English
| genre = [[Nonfiction]]
| publisher = [[Juggernaut Books]]
| release_date = 17 February 2020
| media_type = Paperback, E-book, Print (hardcover)
| pages = 309
| ISBN = 9789353450939
}}
'''''Watershed 1967: India's Forgotten Victory over China''''' is a book by Probal Dasgupta, a former Indian army veteran. The book was published by [[Juggernaut Books]] and was released in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watershed 1967: India's forgotten victory over China: 9789353450939 |url=https://www.juggernaut.in/books/watershed-1967-indias-forgotten-victory-over-chin/ |access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=[[Juggernaut Books]] |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227105845/https://www.juggernaut.in/books/watershed-1967-indias-forgotten-victory-over-chin/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The book narrates the accounts of the events during 1967 when the troops from [[India]] and [[China]] clashed at the heights of Cho La and [[Nathu La]] at the Sikkim border and the events following after it.<ref name="IE"/>

==Overview==

The book provides descriptive accounts of the period after the first [[India-China War]] in 1962, leading to the India-Pakistan war in 1965. The narrative extends to the period after 1967, which includes the events leading to the India-Pakistan war in 1971, along with the impact and repercussions in history on relations between India and China.<ref name="IE">{{Cite web |title=Forgotten and shelved: When Indian troops trounced the Chinese at Nathu La|date=20 December 2020 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/forgotten-and-shelved-when-indian-troops-trounced-the-chinese-at-nathu-la-7111799/}}</ref>

The book mentions the various standoffs between India and China in the last 50 years, including the Sumdorung Chu in 1987, Depsang, Dault Beg Oldi, and Doklam in 2017 besides also describing other key events, military and political leadership issues, their significance and impact on India's international relations, especially with China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watershed 1967: India's forgotten war with China|date=27 May 2020 |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/national-news/watershed-1967-indias-forgotten-war-with-china-479200}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Review - The watershed: India's forgotten victory over China|date=28 May 2022 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/the-watershed-indias-forgotten-victory-over-china/2540702/}}</ref>

==Reception==

The book has been reviewed and featured in mainstream media by [[The Telegraph (India)]],<ref name="TG">{{Cite web|title=The old scars remain: Sino-Indian war of 1967|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/review-watershed-1967-indias-forgotten-victory-over-china-by-probal-dasgupta/cid/1790853|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=[[The Telegraph (India)]]}}</ref> [[Business Standard]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=A forgotten war|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/a-forgotten-war-120022700038_1.html|access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> and [[The Hindu]],<ref name="TM">{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2020 |title=Watershed 1967: India's Forgotten Victory over China review: Fiery Himalayan encounters at Nathu La and Cho La|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/watershed-1967-indias-forgotten-victory-over-china-review-fiery-himalayan-encounters-at-nathu-la-and-cho-la/article31300401.ece|access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Outlook,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2020 |title=India's forgotten war with China|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/indias-forgotten-war-with-china/1845979|access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]}}</ref> and [[Mathrubhumi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India's forgotten war with China|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/excerpts/india-s-forgotten-war-with-china-1.4814587|access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref> The book also appeared at the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh in Dec 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2020 |title=India's forgotten victory over China in 1967 surfaces at Military Literature Festival|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/indias-forgotten-victory-over-china-in-1967-surfaces-at-military-literature-festival-186604|access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India's forgotten victory over China in 1967 surfaces at MLF|date=19 December 2020|url=https://www.streettimes.in/mlf-surfaces-indias-victory/|access-date=27 December 2021|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227102846/https://www.streettimes.in/mlf-surfaces-indias-victory/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Shekhar Gupta]], an Indian Author and a Journalist, described it as “[An] engagingly written page-turner of a book… a valuable addition to the still thin genre of military biography in India” while Husain Haqqani, Author of India vs. Pakistan, said that the book “Sheds light on little known facts…” and is “…critical for anyone following the India-China competition”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The so very predictable Chinese: Ladakh episode should come as no surprise|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/shekhar-gupta-the-so-very-predictable-chinese-120053000047_1.html}}</ref>

The book received the attention of the Former Retired Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam, the author of India's Wars, who praised the book for being “Well-researched…” and added that, “DasGupta is a gifted storyteller with a real feel for battle.”<ref name="TM"/>

Oxford historian and China scholar [[Rana Mitter]] writes that the book, Watershed 1967 “.....makes a convincing case that the Indian victory in 1967 forced a rethink by China that ultimately shaped the subcontinent. This fascinating and captivating book will be an excellent guide to comprehend why the scars in the China-India relationship have not yet healed.”....and finds DasGupta's prose “full of clipped emotion describing how it must have felt when the bullets started to fly.”<ref name="TG"/>

The rights for the book were acquired by Story Ink, a Mumbai-based books-to-film agency that hopes to create a film based on it in the near future with the partnership of Vikram Lamba of Bion Films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Story Ink to make film on book recounting India's 1967 victory over China at Sikkim border
|website=[[ThePrint]] |date=24 June 2020 |url=https://theprint.in/india/mumbai-based-stork-ink-acquires-rights-to-book-recounting-1967-india-china-face-off-in-sikkim/448100/}}</ref>

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