- Ind ian ▁War ▁in ▁aut umn ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Path ania ▁was ▁still ▁Director - General ▁of ▁the ▁N CC . ▁In ▁November , ▁when ▁fighting ▁res umed ▁in ▁Ar un ach al ▁Pr adesh , ▁he ▁was ▁ab rupt ly ▁re called ▁to ▁active ▁service ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁notice . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁to ▁replace ▁Major - General ▁N ir an jan ▁Pr as ad ▁under ▁whom ▁the ▁division ▁had ▁been ▁badly ▁defeated ▁at ▁Nam ka ▁Ch u ▁in ▁the ▁T aw ang ▁district . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁The ▁Indian ▁Express ▁discovered ▁that ▁four ▁pages ▁of ▁a ▁ 4 0 - page ▁covering ▁note ▁to ▁the ▁still - class ified ▁Hend erson ▁Bro oks – B h ag at ▁Report , ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army ' s ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁conflict , ▁mentioned ▁that ▁then - Def ence ▁Minister ▁V . ▁K . ▁Kr ish na ▁Men on ▁had ▁been ▁directly ▁involved ▁in ▁res h uff ling ▁senior ▁gener als , ▁including ▁Path ania . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Express , ▁sources ▁mentioned ▁the ▁Report ▁particularly ▁sing led ▁out ▁and ▁har sh ly ▁critic ised ▁Path ania ' s ▁appointment ▁and ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁under ▁his ▁command . ▁The ▁Report ▁noted ▁that ▁despite ▁Path ania ▁not ▁having ▁commanded ▁troops ▁for ▁a ▁considerable ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁appointed ▁a ▁division ▁commander . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁Path ania