His strong message to Beijing at the Defence Expo in Chennai underscores India’s growing military preparedness in the event of another stand-off. Right now, the PLA is setting up strategic bases at vantage points that will give them an upper hand if India chooses to retaliate with firepower. No amount of international coercion has deterred Beijing to cede ground in the South China Sea and in the Indian Ocean. Moreover, with Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Maldives being aggressively courted with Chinese sops, India’s vulnerabilities increase manifold. Unlike Pakistan, the Chinese play an extremely wily game, which makes it difficult to predict their next move.

Source: dna April 14, 2018 01:41 UTC