Frankly, India has challenged China unlike in the past directly countering it strategically QUAD & its Made in China 2025 (Tech Giants). Retaliation is but natural. Since India is linchpin of Indo-Pacific alliance thus Chinese think its time to squeeze the main threat in region.
Also an Indian defeat (unlikely this time) would be massive blow to QUAD & China sees it as an opportune time to pin it down during the pandemic before it gathers its economic steam back sending other vassal states a message on who is the top dog in Asia & that US is not reliable
A stalemate would mean a crushing defeat for PLA whose 1962 card would be blunted forever and will give vigour to other opponents across Asia. The world is looking at what India does. This is the hour of reckoning for us. It will also have huge ramifications globally.
Explained above the Chinese psychology. What China hasnt factored in is battle readiness of Indian Army, Airforce & Navy which can handful in dragging the PLA down in those mountain passes where it isnt used to fighting. Also the X Factor will be American Backing.
People discount America but let me say America will play a critical role coz a defeat for India is defeat for QUAD & a defeat for American challenge to China in the coming decades. So thats not happening. So you can rule out 1962 totally out of the window.
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