China has over the years listed its priorities as Taiwan, East & South China Seas and Arunachal Pradesh in India as its major focus. However, off late, on the Indian front their aggressive activities have been far more concentrated in Eastern Ladakh. If the terrain in Eastern Ladakh and opposite Arunachal are to be considered, perhaps Arunachal provides an easier choice. Notwithstanding their priorities, the Chinese seem to be spreading their resources too far and too wide when their simultaneous aggressive manoeuvres in the East and South China Seas are taken into consideration along with their incursions along the Line of Actual Control with India.
Guest Speaker: Maj Gen Ashok Kumar (Retd). He is a veteran of Kargil War and has operational exposure to most parts of the LAC. He commanded a brigade in the Sumdorong Chu area which had witnessed a major Chinese incursion in in 1986-87. He is a Defence Analyst and a Visiting Fellow at CLAWS.
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