Less than two years after the war of 1962, China began pushing troops into Sikkim — then an independent country, protected by India — and held out threats of conflict. Then, justdefeated India did something no one expected: It held its ground. This would lead to a spiral of regionshaping consequences, ending with Sikkim being merged with India a decade later.




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