India-China Military Standoff: Having the largest army in the world, flexing military muscle and showing hard power aggression comes naturally to China. From the contested waters of the South China Sea to the Himalayas, such behaviour has been noticed across terrains. However, the frequency of Beijing’s military belligerence is in no way evidence of the capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). In fact, the aggression is often a bluff that China hopes other nations will not call out.

The Dragon’s 2017 Doklam standoff with India is a standout example that exposed this. For 73 days, Chinese and Indian forces faced off on the Himalayan plateau. During that time, Beijing unleashed threats of military reprisal on a near-daily basis. India stood its ground in the face of these stateme

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