“India believes that to deter China, which is its most capable adversary, it will need to demonstrate that it can both inflict and absorb really punishing attrition over weeks of gruelling warfare,”

Aditya Ramanathan · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Ramanathan said India believes it needs to demonstrate the ability to inflict and absorb punishing attrition to deter China, its most capable adversary.