This Havard study claims things like the PLA deployment in western China are mainly guarding against the Russian, IAF has 112 planes vs 101 PLAAF planes which are deployed further away from front lines and so on. Literally trying to bait Indian into action. I'm a little worry that the Indian might not be bright enough to see through it.1962≠2020: US study explains India's conventional edge over China
Can India take China head-on in the event of a full-scale escalation or will we suffer a 1962-like setback? A US study says India holds a conventional advantage which makes 2020 nothing like 1962.
Ankit Kumar
New Delhi
June 9, 2020
UPDATED: June 9, 2020 17:49 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- Is India ready to face China in a head-on challenge?
- A US study says that if the situation escalates India can hold off Chinese advances
- It says that India holds a conventional advantage to ward off a 1962-type setback
India holds a conventional advantage to ward off a 1962-type setback in the event of a full-scale escalation with China primarily because of its Beijing-centric deployments across air, land and high-altitude platforms, according to a US study.
The research paper, published by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School earlier this year, analysed comparative data of Indian and Chinese strategic assets.
The study, however, noted New Delhi's conventional advantage remains "under-appreciated" in Indian discourse.
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