Alright its obvious after reading the replies that the contributors are thinking in terms of war. The question proposed by me in the OT was not about going to war, will go to war, war is coming , sky is falling etc. It about analysis done about one efficiencies and deficencies..( ignoring the Chinese posters here) .
I'm disappointed that Indians( most) here have posted replies with things like what the middle class thinks, what their views are about war, why china won't go to war , the economics of the two countries, foreign policy blah blah. absolutely zero to do with the question asked in the OT! just nonsense really...
the OT- It's about what if you played defense minister or heads of the arms services for a day , would you note areas of where India has a semblance of parity, areas where it exceeds and where it lacks. Most if not all here have taken this into a " war " scenario. Evey country has a defense policy and policy where they try to meet minimum deterrence or parity or superiority over perceived adversaries.
I've asked for input not unlike, again, a defense minister of any country would ask for. With a neighbor as powerful as china, it would be foolish to have a hare Rama hare Krishna , peace love and happiness attitude while ignoring preparedness. And that's what this OT is about, well how well and where does it lack?
Again - this was not a call to war- rather a question of analysis. Zero to do with political realities and more about military analysis. Political realties is US and China won't go to war, but are the Americans and Chinese not both trying to attain that parity or militarily advantage?