Will India be successful in Taming the dragon with the French-made Rafale fighter jet?

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[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This international problem between nuclear powers comes at a bad time for China since it has all sorts of domestic problems to worry about. But if a fight broke out now, i'd bet on China.

The race is not always to the swift nor the fight to the strong, but that is the way you bet.

[–]NorfolkTerrier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think there's been a full-scale war between two large countries in a long time. Both China and India have more to lose than to gain by getting into a major fight, I think, so I wouldn't expect to see one.

Neither side would want to be seen as backing down, but I think right now India has more friends in the West, in particular while Trump is in office. China also tends to see the status quo as a win, so if they're able to get back to "normal" without looking weak, I think they might deescalate.