Good reads. All of them! thanks!
The reason I find the 1962 conflict interesting.
1. The Indians got their a$$ handed to them - but not on all fronts.
2. The Chinese offensive was excellent in some fronts, but was pathetic in some others.They failed miserably in Arunachal. Their front essentially collapsed and they could not hold the ground they took.
3. While the PLAAF was superior to the IAF, it did them no good. They had no forward operating bases, which is why the USAF was able to provide heavy lift capability to the Indian Army and there was nothing the Chinese could do about it.
4. The concept of Air and ground co-ordination simply was not used by the Indians.
5. Political leadership with respect to a war, sucked. Nehru had his head up his butt, and cost the nation dearly. He ignored advice from his own army that jerking China's chain was not a good thing. He should have negotiated with the Chinese when they offered to do so. He would have left behind a legacy of a friendly neighbor rather than a hostile one. This plagues India to this day.
A conflict between India and China today would be nothing more than a Pi$$ing contest. Neither side would make remarkable gains. it would hurt both economically.
It would also plant the US firmly in the Indian camp.
I'm not sure the CCP wants that.