TAKEAWAYS FROM THE INDO-CHINA BORDER SKIRMISH IN LADAKH
1. China has outrightly rubbished India's Article 370, which sanctified annexation of Ladakh and its incorporation as a Union Territory. Ladakh is, thus, again a disputed territory up for grabs, according to China.
2. China has found it opportune to gauge the depth of the new-found Indo-US partnership, as well as geo-strategic limitations of the Indo-Pacific region at large.
3. China has put India on a subtle notice to avoid any interference in Pak-China projects like CPEC and Bhasha Dam, irrespective of their location in Gilgit-Baltistan. In future, if India moves against Pakistan in Gilgit-Baltistan, China will move against India in Ladakh (India has to pass through Ladakh to get into Gilgit-Baltistan).
4. By being in Ladakh, China can interfere with India's operations in Siachen.
5. China has rubbed Modi's nose in the wastelands of Galwan Valley, and has made it clear that India is no more than a regional thug. In common parlance, ' .'
6. China has clearly flexed its muscle, and completely ignored the naysayers who questioned its resolve.
7. Kashmir has gone from being a bilateral dispute into a trilateral dispute.