* By Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Ret.)
MUCH thought needs to be given to possible politico-military circumstances under which the Government of India might realize that a Sino-Indian military build-up, stand-off or confrontation is no longer a mere skirmish between their respective armies but a clash in which the Republic of India in its entirety becomes engaged in armed conflict against the People’s Republic of China. Within the context of these circumstances—themselves a matter of both conjecture and debate, this article seeks to initiate an analysis of contemporary Chinese military strategy, using the concept of “reach”.
