GALWAN AND AFTER

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

 

China and India are heirs to the two oldest civilisations of the world. China and India are the two largest human populated states in the world. Together they have 38.1% of the world's population. China and India have the third and seventh largest landmass of the world. On GDP (PPP) basis, China and India with 27.31 and 11.2 trillion dollars are the world's two largest economies. China and India have the two largest armies of the world. Their armed forces are strong in all domains of warfare. Both emerged in their present form after World War II. India became independent in 1947 and the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. They share one of the world's longest borders, about 4000 kms, across the Himalayas. Both are nuclear-weapon states. China's missiles can reach anywhere in the world.

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