Ladakh Flash Point

I like to explore the what-ifs. What if China change it's nuclear doctrine and begin vastly expand it's nulcear Arsenal to reach Russia or US level, or more . including both tactical and strategic nuclear weapons. That's including few hundred DF41 and JL3. Once that's achieved. It would promote first use doctrine.
What if China use low yield tactical nuke on its border conflict with India.

Would India willing to match up to this? Tactical nuke exchange at the border?

How would it deal with China new found vast strategic nuclear weaponries?

Would it concern getting out of hand with the not too far new Delhi?

This would completely change the dynamic. It would pose a serious existential threat to country like India. No amount of Quad alliance or allies with US and choke point of Chinese merchant ships can deal with this.

China new first use strategy would change the dynamic of containment game. Its not about containment anymore but dealibg with grave threat of being wiping off from face of the earth.

This is using more deadly poison to kill poison.

Using threat of nuclear exchange to break containment

bomberman said:

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So China is pampering their soldiers because they are single child. And india is not pampering their soldiers because poor dad mom don't love them?

Now i have heard everything.

Soldiers' comforts always need to be somewhat balanced.
The whole super macho man is such media BS, probably even more amplified since it is Indian media.
Like do you think you will be tougher if you don't have warm clothes? No, you will just get frostbite and die.
Do you think you will be tougher if the food you eat is garbage? No, you will just be hungry and unhappy.
Why else would the US put time and money into creating containerized Burger King and dropping it off overseas? A little Whopper goes a long way!

You guys are reading too much into it. If the situation were reversed the Indians would just laugh at the shitty subpar made in China habitations Chinese soldiers are inhabiting.

bomberman said:

I think this video provide a better understanding of the soldiers experiences in such a harsh environment. Looking at the faces of the soldiers, their environment is not of comfort. They seems to spend vast amount of time outdoor.

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Yeah I'm really concerned about the soldiers' faces. I doubt sunscreen would remain effective for long given the environment. Maybe uv blocking polycarbonate face-shields?

siegecrossbow said:

You guys are reading too much into it. If the situation were reversed the Indians would just laugh at the shitty subpar made in China habitations Chinese soldiers are inhabiting.

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This type of thinking really diminishes the worth of Indian culture in my mind. They will try to be the aggressor and victim at the same time, which ever suits them and they won't be subtle about this too. This is not just an issue with their messy media environment. Anyone that dealt with lots of older Indian men will know this. They will attack you if they think there's something to gain and immediately pretend to be a victim as soon as they know the jig is up. Of course not everyone is like that but a large enough percentage to form a critical mass to influence their social culture. Not saying this makes them bad people, its just how they act.

In the end we must be pragmatic and look at what is tangible not the rhetoric.

caudaceus said:

I read from hacker news and reddit that your last name itself can be a huge factor to decide.

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So the caste system can be identifiable by name. There must be more to this. Otherwise one could just change their name.

OppositeDay said:

Yeah I'm really concerned about the soldiers' faces. I doubt sunscreen would remain effective for long given the environment. Maybe uv blocking polycarbonate face-shields?

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Ordinary UV sun screens don’t work well at high altitudes. Soldiers use them but it doesn’t really reduce the sun burns/chaffing.

Best solution would probably be something like a balaclava mask. It’ll screen out sunlight and keep the face warm.

Gatekeeper said:

So the caste system can be identifiable by name. There must be more to this. Otherwise one could just change their name.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/hj8yjt/_/fwlojgn
We are starting to move to irrelevant topic though.

Gatekeeper said:

So the caste system can be identifiable by name. There must be more to this. Otherwise one could just change their name.

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Nepal has similar caste system. Speaking with Nepalese friends, some people does change their name. Their are last name in Nepal that is not associated with a caste.