I mean, I try to follow one of Sun Tzu’s maxims which is know yourself, know your enemy.... So I try to listen, read, watch Indian perspectives about China and anything that pertains to their point of views on their Dragon neighbor. And it's not a stretch to overstate this fact that I have thus far only managed to found 2 Indian fellows that are objective with regard to China. The first one is a Singaporean of Indian descent, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, the 2nd one is Capt. Pravin Sawheny (ret.) of India.
One would think that India would and should try to analyze it's supposed regional rival in an objective manner in order for her to come up with a strategy that's not only coherent but also one that fully appreciate her rivals true capabilities. Instead, a lot of these so-called "strategists" are seeing China as a caricature, either an overestimation of China's strategic intent or a deliberate attempt to dismiss China's achievements by minimizing the accomplishments and exaggerating her flaws. Which is why India can never hope to beat China in any meaningful sense. Denial of reality isn't a strategy. Accepting your opponents current strength isn't a defeatist attitude but rather a pragmatic way of looking at the situation to come up with the right strategic approach in order to create the right battle space that's advantagous for India.
