If you look at Chinese policy towards India and its infrastructure building measures along its western border we should take it as a blessing and an eye opener. It was our fault that since 60 years we have done absolutely nothing in our north eastern sectors. The multi-lane road tracks on the chinese side and the frequent air strips on Tibetan plateau could have been reciprocated with a similar kind of effort on our part. Then you might have seen respect in China's eyes.
You can not earn respect when you pose like a sitting duck,isn't it?
Nobody said that India is a "sitting duck".. but at the same time we neither need to boast, nor be paranoid ..... just vigilant as reasonable security assesements warrant.
And the focus should be on peace and development.... security and safety just being a pre-requisite for any meaningful development to take place.
We know how to live in the comity of nations ... and all nations, like human beings, come in different shades. Some are nice, and some a bit less so.