Congress 'distorting' history: Chinese daily on 1962 report

Accusing the Congress Party of "distorting" history and "covering up reality" about the 1962 border war, a Chinese state-run daily today said the dispute could still "poison" the emerging Sino-Indian ties.
In the first reference to the recent disclosures of parts of the Henderson Brooks Report, said to be an Indian official assessment of what had caused the debacle in the 1962 war with China, the Global Times has published an article on it.
"Though no longer confidential, it is still classified as top secret by New Delhi," the article on the website of the daily known for its usually nationalistic views said of the Henderson Brooks Report.

"In the past, the Congress party once covered up the reality about the border contention with China, distorted the history and misled the general public in a bid to safeguard its position as the ruling party as well as the moral and just image of India in the international community," the article titled "Border issue may still poison Sino-Indian ties" said.
"Now the government is still attempting to conceal the contents of the report, citing its contents 'are not only extremely sensitive but are of current operational value,'" the article said.
"Indeed, the Sino-Indian border dispute is not only a key issue in their bilateral relations, but also an extremely sensitive topic in India's political circle," the article said, adding that "India's military debacle once plunged the Congress party led by then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru into unprecedented pressure and crisis."

Avoiding any references to Navellie Maxwell, the Australian journalist who released parts of the Henderson Brooks Report, the article however narrates how it may become a political issue in the current general elections in India.