During World War II, the Indian army was one of the British armed forces, which could use first-class munitions against the German and Japanese troops. It is also a famous and powerful armed force in the world. This has also caused the Indian army to be too confident in itself and has always advertised itself as the most powerful army in Asia. Overconfidence turned into arrogance. The Indian army didn't notice the battle with the China People's Liberation Army and may have decided that it would win.
Without knowing how many men and armed the other side are, the internal management and pre-war preparation of the Indian army are also very chaotic and inadequate. It takes a long time for the Indian army to command from top to bottom. In the war, it only conveyed the command of "forward policy" without specific strategy. In terms of materials, the war zone is on the plateau, and the Indian side doesn't even have basic warm clothes, which greatly affects the combat effectiveness of the army.
Thus, the rout of 1962 Indian army is inevitable. When they despised their opponents from the beginning, did not understand their own military situation, did not make a unified deployment of operational strategies, and even did not take corresponding measures against the plateau area, it was doomed to the failure of the Indian army. Pride goes before a fall. China's old saying applies to all the armies in the world. This time, failure also made Indians feel bitter.