15 April 2026

India-China Border Incidents Database Project

Y Nithiyanandam & Ayush Hegde

25 August 1959 | Longju, Subansiri Frontier Division, NEFA

The first serious armed clash between Indian and Chinese forces occurred at Longju, Subansiri Frontier Division, erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), presently Arunachal Pradesh, when PLA (People’s Liberation Army) troops attacked personnel of the Assam Rifles. 

21 October 1959 | Kongka La, Aksai Chin

A joint party of the Intelligence Bureau and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was ambushed by heavily armed and entrenched Chinese PLA soldiers near Kongka Pass.

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