Henderson-Brooks report on Indo-China war still classified:CIC

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) The Henderson-Brooks report, an
analysis of the 1962 Indo-China war, will remain confidential
as India's Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled
against its disclosure under the Right to Information (RTI)
Act "at this stage".

A bench of Central Information Commission comprising
Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and
Information Commissioner M L Sharma said in its order -- "this
division bench agrees that no part of report might at this
stage be disclosed."

Former Rajya Sabha MP Kuldip Nayar had sought the report,
which was submitted three decades ago to the government, from
the Defence Ministry under the RTI Act but was refused saying
that the report was classified and contained information which
was sensitive.

The CIC examined the report "specifically in terms of its
bearing of present national security."

"There is no doubt that the issue of India-China Border
particularly along the North-East parts of India is still a
live issue with the ongoing negotiations between the two
countries on this matter," the CIC observed.

The Commission found that the report, which carried
"considerable" detail of what precipitated the war between
India and China, will seriously compromise both security and
relationship between the two countries. PTI