Unchecked China slices away at India with civilian strategy

India has lost 2,000 square kilometres to its neighbour’s daily, cross-border stealth missions, but a bullet has yet to be fired. It’s time to be assertive, says Brahma Chellaney. 

For decades, Asia’s two giants have fought a bulletless war for territory along their high-altitude border.

But China has become more assertive, so India needs a new containment strategy.