The Strategic Postures of China and India

Chinese and Indian military forces engaged in a standoff in 2017 at Doklam, located near the border of Bhutan, China, and India. Following the crisis, India assessed that China holds the conventional and nuclear edge in disputed territories. O'Donnell and Bollfrass, however, suggest that India...

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Published in:Arms control today 2020-06, Vol.50 (5), p.43-43
Main Author: Bugos, Shannon
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Arms control & disarmament
Military sales
Nuclear weapons
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Summary:Chinese and Indian military forces engaged in a standoff in 2017 at Doklam, located near the border of Bhutan, China, and India. Following the crisis, India assessed that China holds the conventional and nuclear edge in disputed territories. O'Donnell and Bollfrass, however, suggest that India has under-appreciated conventional advantages over China. Rather than invest in new nuclear weapons platforms, India should instead focus on improving the survivability of its existing forces and launching a global arms control initiative on restraint and transparency. O'Donnell and Bollfrass base their analysis on published intelligence documents, private documents sourced from regional states, open-source force estimates, and interviews with experts based in China, India, and the US.
ISSN:0196-125X
1943-5754