Lieutenant General DS Hooda [Retired] (Council for Strategic and Defence Research), Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi [Retired], Air Marshal Anil Khosla [Retired] (United Services Institute of India), Lieutenant General V.K. Ahluwalia [Retired] (Centre for Land Warfare Studies)

The events of 2020 mark a watershed moment for Sino-Indian relations, with India reevaluating its strategic posture vis-à-vis China. Reorienting the country's military posture remains a crucial aspect of deterring future Chinese aggression along the border. Though the past few decades have seen various CBMs & border agreements holding the peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), events like the Galwan Clash reflect the inadequacy of past agreements, & the urgent need to bolster India's conventional deterrence against China's military.
What are the immediate doctrinal changes & modernisation India needs to take, to counter the Chinese threat? What aspects of China's military should worry India's security establishment the most? Will the LAC now be an 'active' border, as the Line of Control is with Pakistan? How can India rebuild CBMs & ensure credible deterrence against China? How should the Army & Air Force work together to ensure a military edge along the LAC?