I don’t think anything has changed on the ground. It’s just their defence journalists who stir this up every few months.
How this will actually work is:
-China and India gets into some conflict
-The PLA completely crushes the Indian military
-India make some vague threat about Malacca
-The PLA withdraws/ceasefires after military objectives were met
-India declares COMPLETE VICTORY FOR CHECKMATING CHINA
-Jai Hind celebrates on the streets, India declares national holiday, Chinese shipping moves as usual