Proper noun
Nathu La
A mountain pass between India and China.
The simple fact of the matter is that India managed to “win” its wars with Pakistan and hold its ground with China in later conflagrations such as at Nathu La in 1967, Sumdorung Chu in 1987, and Doka La in 2017. Source: Internet
On 6 July 2006, the historic Silk Road passing through this territory via the Nathu La pass was reopened. Source: Internet
The first one was dubbed the "Nathu La incident", and the other being " Chola incident " in which advancing Chinese forces were forced to withdraw from Sikkim, then a protectorate of India and later a state of India after annexation in 1975. Source: Internet
The impact of good leadership, fitness and morale of the Indian troops at Nathu La was telling, as was the decision to surprise the Chinese with artillery fire. Source: Internet
Two weeks later, in a concerted attempt to hit back after the reverse at Nathu La, the PLA attempted to overrun another Indian position at Cho La, the highest pass on the Sikkim-Tibet border located at a height of over 15,000 feet. Source: Internet