satellite pics indicate a whole brigade is stationed between finger 5 and 8, that is a huge force in a very small area. Now that they are there, they cannot move out without losing face. If we have a single infantry battalion west of finger 4, that is enough to prevent further ingress and also ensue the threat from us is credible enough for them not to thin out. (If they have a battalion there, we station 2 companies on our side).
We have no problem staying in our positions, that's what 3rd infantry div does every day. To counter the 4 brigades of 3rd ID, the Chinese would need more than their entire force present in Aksai Chin. That force thought they were going to Tibet for a short exercise. I see no arrangements for them to spend the winter, stock their fuel, ammo etc. To make it worse, by now, 3rd ID, must have been reinforced by another division for Southern Ladakh
and 8th Mountain div in Dras, which is acclimitised, is possibly on standby.
Add to this, the forces we would normally deploy in Himachal (1 division from IX corps in Yol) and Uttaranchal (6th div) would mean all the 12 brigades of the 76th and 77th armies of the western theatre, would have to spend months hanging out at high altitude, with primitive infrastructure, unable to advance against our defences and unable to quit without losing face.
In the Northeast, it would be even worse for the Chinese. We can deploy 8 divisions in 3 corps, all looking to salami slice. The Chinese would have nothing to oppose this except 3 brigades. So their rising star general would have to ask Xi to mobilize another 2 armies just to counter our forward deployment in the North East and Sikkim. In all this time, we do nothing, except chai-biskoot and more aggressive patrolling, while also slowly tightening the screws on China economically - make them pay a price in terms of reduced or costlier access to the Indian market. It would be Doklam multiplied manifold for them. At the same time the Galwan ambush should be avenged. Next time I'd like to see how those nail studded clubs fare against the Kukri in a fair fight.
not my original content. Posted from another indian forum, but seems informative