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the new battle challenge of China- Pakistan collusion

  • PYQs linkage:

  1. Illustrate the main causes of tension between India and China. Suggest the possibilities of improving relationship. 10 (2016)
  2. Examine the Geo-strategic points of contention in the bilateral relationship between India and China. 15(2021)

 

Theory application:

realist theory of IR, security Dilemma, self-help,

 

Concepts and keywords:

strategic community, robust defence-industrial base, sophisticated intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, interoperability, geostrategic assets, psychological warfare, two-front war, one-front reinforced war, deterrence framework, new normal, “live-fire demonstration”, grey zone tactics, strategic signalling.

 

 

 

Important facts:

  • China was a background player, offered diplomatic support and token military gestures during Indo Pak conflicts of 1965,1975 and 1999.
  • India defence spending decline from 17.1% of central expenditure in 2014-15 to 13% in 2025-26.

 

 

  • Brief analysis and key points from the news or editorial:

  • Factors of China Pakistan Nexus:

    Diplomatic alignment:

  • China refrained from condemning Pahalgam terrorist attack
  • Collaborated with Pak in diluting the UNSC press statement excluding direct reference to affiliated terrorists.

 

 

Media and informational support:

  • Amplified Pak’s propaganda
  • Fuelled psychological warfare along with ISPR
  • Alignment with Pakistan’s strategic messaging

 

 

Military hardware:

  • Deployment of Chinese J-10C fighters with PL-15 Missiles
  • Demonstration of enhanced capability through operational integration
  • Drones, cyber operations, net-centric warfare elements.
  • Chinese ISR systems provided real-time data
  • role of BeiDou satellite navigation system in guiding missiles

 

Other strategic support:

  • Layered and collusive posture

 

 

Challenges for India:

  • One -front reinforced war challenge, in which a conflict with Pakistan involves China.
  • Chinese tactical support radically complicated India’s deterrence framework.
  • China-Pak new normal of battlefield coordination
  • Operation sindoor served as a “live-fire demonstration” for Chinese defence industry
  • Dual forces deployment forces India to spread its

resources.

 

 What India needs to do:

  • Demand for sustained deterrence
  • India must reassess its diplomatic calibration vis-à-vis China.
  • Need to signal consequences through diplomatic messaging and strategic policy shifts.
  • Need for significant expansion of conventional capabilities.
  • Increase in defence spending
  • Maintaining degree of unpredictability in its response
  • Retaliatory action such as abrogation of Indus water treaty should be explored                                                                         
  • Practice question:

Write PYQs: Examine the Geo-strategic points of contention in the bilateral relationship between India and China. 15(2021)

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