So far the thread is all about rhetoric and jingoism with plenty of Indo-Pak history.
Factually, any border confrontation between India and China will be localised and of short duration. Neither country is in a position/motivated to carry out sustained operations in an extremely unfavorable terrain where the height of mountains and the depth of the intervening valleys will negate the technological advantages of either armies wheresoever may be applicable.
It shall be a war of attrition and both sides are loathe to get involved in one.
The future conflict of interests will be in speheres of influence where India is now lagging behind with Chinese effectively securing their energy supply routes as also sources for energy through a mulit-pronged policy, something which India has failed to due to lack of strategic thinking at the political level.
Factually, any border confrontation between India and China will be localised and of short duration. Neither country is in a position/motivated to carry out sustained operations in an extremely unfavorable terrain where the height of mountains and the depth of the intervening valleys will negate the technological advantages of either armies wheresoever may be applicable.
It shall be a war of attrition and both sides are loathe to get involved in one.
The future conflict of interests will be in speheres of influence where India is now lagging behind with Chinese effectively securing their energy supply routes as also sources for energy through a mulit-pronged policy, something which India has failed to due to lack of strategic thinking at the political level.