China respects only strength. We are placed at strategic location in Indian ocean. Andaman Nicobar is our trump card. It is as good as multiple aircraft carriers. It starts from 300 km South of Myanmar and ends at 200 km North of Indonesia. We should use this card very smartly. If we strengthen our position in Andaman and Nicobar, We can have a hawk eye on Chinese transportation happening through Malacca Strait. If required, we can have few basis where New QUAD can nations (France Included) can station their strategic assets there. This will rattle China completely. To compensate this, China will try to increase pressure in Himalayas for which India will have to remain ready. India can adopt a strong approach in Himalaya as well and increase the pressure in the areas geographically Important and advantageous to India. However, this need a some preparations such as very nice road infrastructure, Locating S400 and other air defense system there, inhibit more people in the area, building Air bases and Chopper basis in the area etc. This preparation will give India a decisive advantage against China. This will have a cost but every security measure comes with a price tag. Our preparation in Himalayas and in Andaman and Nicobar will inflict a heavy cost on China too to compensate the Indian preparation and counter deployment. In my opinion, we should complete 80% of our preparation in next 5 years. We can keep doing the rest at our convince. This will give a big protection to small neighbors of India as well such as Bhutan and Nepal. India's Andaman infrastructure will be a global asset against Chinese hegemony which can be used as a balance against Chinese aggression in other part of the world. We need a increasing power in Andaman and Nicobar and a wall of sensor for naval activity detection protecting Indian landmass and sea assets. This will give India a big strategic advantage over China which will be very difficult for China to Ignore or to counter. China will have no option but to talk peace, peace and peace. It will be an end of Chinese ambition of being global power and hegemonic design.
There are other measures to harm China like sabotaging its belt and road initiative after a significant investment happens. CPEC can serve a role model for that. I will discuss that at some other point of time.