Jokers can never be any better than jokers. Take Gobar Times, for example. What it sees is the overall capability while it is supposed to look at what happens in case of a quick, sharp war?
https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1319606317468663809
Now, let's have a closer look at the second plot. Looking at the overall military picture, one would see that India has an overwhelming edge in Experience and Command and Control. On the troop strength and economic resilience, both are on par. And this is China's situation
when it's defence expense beats India's by a scale factor. That's not the end of it. When theatre of engagement is Ladakh or Arunachal Pradesh, what exactly is Chinese Navy going to do? Indian Navy still has a use because it can block Chinese shipping through Suez and Malacca.
Now, coming to troop deployment. Which country has a better chance to maintain, say, 200,000 soldiers on India-China border for six months? And then, if need be, which country can escalate the numbers by another 200,000 in the shortest duration?
How exactly are these Confucius Centres or China's trade relations with Pakistan or Venezuela going to help it in a fight with India? Guess Gobar Times should start behaving like a serious news outlet and not a meme counter for everyone to laugh over.
Now, let me add another aspect of it. Let's say, this fight blows up into a confederacy. Who and all will side India and who will side China? How can we assess the combined might of, say, India, South Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar and Japan against China, Pakistan and North Korea?
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