India-China 2020 Border Dispute - Military and Strategic Discussion

[Pugilist]

https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2020-09-01/china-provoked-india-in-latest-clash-us-believes

For me this is a crucial statement in this news report:

“The [US Intelligence] assessment does not conclude that Chinese forces were the first to act provocatively in this case, but the U.S. has chosen to support India's side because of Beijing's past provocative behavior.”

So US intelligence saying yes IA went on the offensive and thumped the PLA but because the PLA has been a bully in the past we will support the IA’s version of events.

Brilliant.

 

[Pugilist]

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[omaebakabaka]

how bad is IA position in depsang sector if it comes to blows?

 

[utubekhiladi]

how bad is IA position in depsang sector if it comes to blows?

at depsang, our IA's

situation is "fragile"
position is "strong"

 

[HariPrasad-1]

Uncle trump in hurry to operationalize QUAD

Chinese plan is like Chinese maal. Can collapse at any time. China had a very long plan in Himalayas. It is failing now.

 

[Bleh]

how bad is IA position in depsang sector if it comes to blows?

We have T-90 they have light tanks... As long as the clash is mobile we have advantage.

However result will be determined by ATGMs from surrounding hills.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

Why move to April २०२० position। Why not get back some territory lost?

Unfortunately, we have a histry of losing the won territory on table. Army wins and politician lose. I hope that it will not be repeated this time.

 

[omaebakabaka]

We have T-90 they have light tanks... As long as the clash is mobile we have advantage.

However result will be determined by ATGMs from surrounding hills.

Probably smerch and Pinaka's too?

 

[Chanakya 002]

Probably smerch and Pinaka's too?

P.tso main apna kabja huwa kya?

 

[omaebakabaka]

P.tso main apna kabja huwa kya?

Consensus tho yehi hai ki IA ne kuch ridges pe kabja kiya huwa hai lekin depsang mein chinkiyo ne kuch 700sq.km block kiya huwa lagta hai IA ko jaane se....ab facts tho kaun jaane kya such hai. Chinese are spooked, so I will believe our side of the story that we did some very productive operations

 

[Tumba]

how bad is IA position in depsang sector if it comes to blows?

Main Indian strike forces are well behind defensive positions as most of the terrain in Indian side is mountainous defensive forces are well spread out, on the other hand Aksai Chin chinese occupied is mostly plateau they have strike forces in bulk in couple of points it seem.
Mostly PLA attacks are expected dry winter season lets see what they are planning.

 

[omaebakabaka]

Main Indian strike forces are well behind defensive positions as most of the terrain in Indian side is mountainous defensive forces are well spread out, on the other hand Aksai Chin chinese occupied is mostly plateau they have strike forces in bulk in couple of points it seem.
Mostly PLA attacks are expected dry winter season lets see what they are planning.

Ya, IA has no choice other than digging in this winter. Wonder where IA will go for G219, demchok area?

 

[Bleh]

Probably smerch and Pinaka's too?

Don't know. No info.

 

[johnq]

It would be a good idea to blow up Chinese roads, bridges, tunnels, helipads, etc. to cut off their supply lines. The distances are far greater for China, whether in Tibet or Xinjiang (Aksai Chin). After that, their troop positions can be surrounded.

 

[Tumba]

Ya, IA has no choice other than digging in this winter. Wonder where IA will go for G219, demchok area?

G219 is too far just on the edge of Aksai Chin, mostly India will defend from PLA bulk in Ladakh in my opinion if PLA wants to drag it they will most likely make a move on Tawang area due to obvious reasons, Indian Army will have to thwart that and should make a sword move north of Twang and capture some areas to guard Bhutan in future Just in case.

 

[Tuco]

It would be a good idea to blow up Chinese roads, bridges, tunnels, helipads, etc. to cut off their supply lines. The distances are far greater for China, whether in Tibet or Xinjiang (Aksai Chin). After that, their troop positions can be surrounded.

Hopefully our spooks and technicians are scanning every inch of Tibet for tunnels and underground storage facilities.

 

[omaebakabaka]

G219 is too far just on the edge of Aksai Chin, mostly India will defend from PLA bulk in Ladakh in my opinion if PLA wants to drag it they will most likely make a move on Tawang area due to obvious reasons, Indian Army will have to thwart that and should make a sword move north of Twang and capture some areas to guard Bhutan in future Just in case.

If it gets full blown, I think IA will try to cut G219 considering their side is too thinly populated plus Tibetans are not anti India, holding it may be trickier but IA will have to do that to break their supply lines going east on G219....as you said really depends if it eliminates threat to us or benefits us in other ways to spend efforts on it. It is a bit far in other Ladakh sectors.

 

[Tumba]

If it gets full blown, I think IA will try to cut G219 considering their side is too thinly populated plus Tibetans are not anti India, holding it may be trickier but IA will have to do that to break their supply lines going east on G219....as you said really depends if it eliminates threat to us or benefits us in other ways to spend efforts on it. It is a bit far in other Ladakh sectors.

like I posted earlier Aksai Chin is plain plateau and Indian Army will be exposed trying to cut G219 and anyway Chinese have no strategic worth of Ladakh so most likely the surprise push will come to Tawang, as new Dalai lama will probably come from there in future.

 

[Akula]

Field Marshal General CDS Parwhin Sawhney

 

[omaebakabaka]

like I posted earlier Aksai Chin is plain plateau and Indian Army will be exposed trying to cut G219 and anyway Chinese have no strategic worth of Ladakh so most likely the surprise push will come to Tawang, as new Dalai lama will probably come from there in future.

This is much further south of Aksai Chin closer to Ladhak and Himachal....anyway we shall see.