I think there is not much benefit in reclaiming this area until India is strong enough to hold it.
Getting back something for a moment is useless.
I doubt India has an objective such as this.
I read somewhere that if India doesnt stop China, then it will roll its Ashwamedha Yajna chariot further. Today the land may not be of benefit but tomorrow the Chinese will come into land that is useful. At some point they need to be stopped. At some point they need to shed blood.
We should not box ourselves into defensive/offensive but should be in the strategically ambiguous space that threatens China (if we have the capability which I think we do).
This reminds me of something Amish Tripathi wrote about Raja Suhaldev
"Regardless of multiple contradictory claims, there is almost complete agreement on one count: King Suheldev was a devout Shiva
bhakt — a devotee of Lord Shiva. And, as stated earlier, I believe my storytelling skill is a blessing from the Mahadev too. One day I will leave this mortal body, and before I enter my next life, I might get an opportunity to stand before Lord Shiva. And then, the Lord might demand an answer from me. He had given me a talent: I could tell stories; then why did I not tell the story of one of His greatest devotees, King Suheldev? I will not hang my head in shame before my God. Therefore, I will tell you the story of the time when, led by this great hero, India stood up, united, and defeated an army of the fiercest and most brutal warrior-race that the world has ever seen: the Turkic hordes from Central Asia. We had not invited them. We had not picked a fight. They came. They plundered. We fought. We won. We saved our culture. When we Indians stand together, shoulder to shoulder, we are undefeatable.
If only we can be united.
If only…
I dream of the day when we will all say in one voice:
Jai Suheldev! Jai Maa Bhaarati!
Glory to King Suheldev. Glory to Mother India"
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