I am glad to refer my readers to one of my blog published last year in guftagu @ amolak.in. Hope you like it. The scenic beauty of this Himalayan State , friendly locals , inhospitable weather with treacherous terrain especially at higher altitudes , eye ball to eye ball contact with Chinese troops at the passes like Nathu La , Jelep La , Cho La etc are still fresh in my memory . I am very closely following the Doklam Stand off which is in the news these days.
One of our patrol party strayed into Chinese territory across the international border in 1980 . They were apprehended by the Chinese troops and were taken to Yatung , the local military HQ at the Chinese side of Nathu La for questioning . We got them back after a week through negotiations at the Field Commander level. One Medical Officer , Captain , who was part of the party later told me that they were looked after well and every evening they were shown the Hindi movie ‘Awara ” .
Please also see my blogs on ” An Indian Rope Trick ” and ” Field Punishment ” which narrate my experience and encounters in Sikkim.