The China Challenge: Standoff, Stalemate & India's Preparedness Part I

The current standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Eastern Ladakh will be four years old next month. Amid periodic Chinese border aggression, how prepared is India? How real are the chances of a two-front war for India, one that involves China and Pakistan? What can India do to prevent China from becoming a dominant player in the Indian Ocean Region? As part of an earlier series called 'Strategic Insight', StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale speaks to military veterans to get a historical perspective of Chinese muscle-flexing, the lessons from those episodes and how India needs to deal with the China challenge.

[@AndayaZaldy]

Good bless you so much All Amen🇵🇭🙏🙏 Amen

[@shekarraju6395]

Not even cruise missile, ballistic missile or drones can escape present air defence systems. We saw it yesterday. We know how Russian Air force was forced not to fly and be on ground. We better take lessons from these wars. It's always boots on ground will ensure territorial integrity of a Nation.

[@indraadi]

Defending a small area is one and defending a large country is another challenge

[@kaushikshah4903]

Phenomenal insights. Kudos to host Shri Nitin Gokhle. Keep it up.

[@PrashantSharma-sc8xw]

Excellent

[@vinodjadhav6254]

Plz bring Mr Bharat karnad on show n listen truth

[@asadaman7948]

Yani copper bnane ki technology phr bhi nhi hy

[@shubhajitroy2006]

IAF must induct 900 LCA verients to maintain pace with PLAAF.Does INDIA OR IAF has simulation of PAF and PLAAF joint attack plan ? Without air domination no war will be win.If PAF and PLAAF attack for air domination with PAF 200 jets and PLAAF 400 JETS at once with targeting ammunation what is IAF's answer ? Only air defence systems ? Then what will be the answer if drones come with 600 Multirole fighters at once I mean teaming

[@Anton-tf9iw]

Surprises, ideas and fast national production are the name of the game today.

[@jamesjc]

if one man is doing all the thinking over there, then that thinking can't be of a very high quality

[@ShivamSahuIndia]

❤😊

[@user-qu8zi2df6o]

India china pakita sector is very volatile In the same manner as that of Iran Yemen as far as Lebanon... Peace becomes illusive at the north african sector...What do you think?

[@vinodjadhav6254]

What happen to status quo ante? Why army statment doesn't mention of this? Army knw , we can't win..so want to take space occupied by.. diplomatis.. n this useless talk.

[@jamescaffrey7869]

India needs OUT OF BOX thinking. Its ood to buy state of the art equipment but we need to look at things from a different non conventional perspective

[@chitmengkhong4057]

Analysing China from a green card prism is fraught with distortion Geopolitical directions tend to take forms that reflect the civilization that gave birth to it And civilization wise Confucius ethics are closer to Indic values, and miles away from predatory Abrahamic straight jacket of either or Confucius and Indic philosophy is not based on either or, with us or against us, but rather, the inclusive and Anglicised India will always misunderstand China A revived Bharat, when that comes about, will see a marriage of sorts between the Asian Giants Till then, we should just hang on for dear life!

[@ululukululu450]

india as a nation has no strategy to speak of. With AUKUS, the "goras" now have prominence in indian ocean with their stealthy submarines free to roam from coast of Australia to Deigo Garcia to UAE and French littorals in indian ocean. With BRI, China and Pakistan now have singular axis and singular position on Kashmir. india's so called strategic ally russia is in chinese pockets. Only hope left is that of QUAD. But QUAD's freedom of navigation itself is a problem for india, cause indian ocean like the name suggest was supposed to be india's ocean. Freedom of navigation will make it everyones ocean. Atleast the Chinese chose real politic and now are forcing their authority is China's seas. india by playing nice with the West has doomed itself.

[@erikb8979]

That makes zero sense. If anything it would strengthen india. India alone can’t patrol these waters. as india and the west cooperate with intelligence sharing this would help control Indian Ocean. Why let China have Indian Ocean and South China Sea all to themselves. Makes no sense. China has only china’s interests at heart. The ccp will always take and still play the victim card. Indian people need open their eyes. Communists can never be trusted ever