WHILE BOTH the Asian countries want to reach $100 billion in bilateral trade by the middle of the next decade, and peace and stability account for their emergence as super powers - a report written by Ali Ahmed ‘A Consideration of Sino-Indian Conflict’ for the independent think tank Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) has spelled a clear warning.

IDSA, which falls under the ambit of Ministry of Defence, mentioned in its recent report that India had recently had stepped up its presence in terms of presence by adding 4,000 troops along the restive regions in Arunachal Pradesh. India, which even after five decades is recuperating from the blow it suffered during the 1962 Sino-India war, and should be as prepared today as it should be tomorrow, said the report.

The report stated that if China attacked, it could be a limited war confined to a specific section of the border or LAC, limited in duration and amenable to a negotiated termination, as quoted by the Hindustan Times. If indeed the reports are true, then China will be moving in a very calculated manner usurping few possible theatres like Arunachal, Sikkim, Ladakh and the Central Sector. With the eastern sector severely under threat, China’s move of setting up bases in Pakistan will compound the troubles furthermore before they reach India’s heartland.