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But we need to be prepared to take over Bhutan in case of a full-blown war. PLA won't hesitate. The last thing we want is Bhutanese heights dominated by PLA artillery overlooking Assam's plains.Bhutan's foreign policy is not dictated by India. India is only responsible for the national security (defence) of Bhutan, but that too, only if Bhutan requests it.
So if Bhutan comes to us, says, hey look, China is encroaching on our land, Indian Army has authority to take control and challenge Chinese occupation like in Ladakh.
However, as you might already know, Bhutan thinks of itself as the Asian Switzerland and chooses to remain neutral. They think they can "resolve" these boundary issues with China by "talks".
In my opinion, however, Bhutan will be Poland of Asia instead.
This puts the entire Siliguri corridor in danger including my state.
Taking control of Bhutan & Nepal would allow us to use pincer tactics and wrench Chumbi valley out of Chinese control.
Diplomacy gaya bhad mein... at the first suspicion of an attack into Bhutan, we should strike and take over, while pressuring Nepal to do the same. The only way we can match China at this point is if we dominate ALL the heights.
That pretty much includes the entire Nepal and Bhutan. Whether they like it or not. This is of course, the worst case scenario, where it comes to the literal WW3 level situation.
Remember: PLA will use as much artillery and missiles as possible since it knows that its troops are weak in combat compared to our soldiers. So expect terror tactics. That's not just a phrase people; it is the only option PLA has against us in a conventional war. On a clean 1-on-1 fight, they will end up losing thousands of men and even the conflict.