Context: A critical assessment of stand-off at Ladakh offers India key lessons in managing strategic competition with China.
Background on recent India-China relations
Strategic lessons for India: In a recent study published by the Lowy Institute ‘The crisis after the crisis: how Ladakh will shape, offers India three key lessons in managing the intensifying strategic competition with China.
Conclusion: Rebalancing India’s strategic priorities will require the central government, through the Chief of Defence Staff, to issue firm strategic guidance to the military services. This will define the ability of the national security apparatus to overcome entrenched bureaucratic and organisationalcultural biases.