Photo: BloombergThe study would assess various war scenarios and provide options for India in case a conflict breaks out, they said. India’s preparation for a potential war over Taiwan shows how its policy of “multi-alignment” would be tested in the event of a drastic deterioration of US-China ties. A more extreme scenario, they added, would assess the potential for India to get directly involved along their northern border, opening a new theater of war for China. India and China have mobilized thousands of troops, artillery guns, tanks and missiles closer to the unmarked border running about 3,500km. Even so, it has quietly sought better relations with Taiwan: Three former Indian military chiefs who stepped down in the past year all visited Taiwan last month.