Author: Dr Bhashyam Kasturi

General Manoj Mukund Naravane, former Army Chief recently stated in a media interview that India required more China “experts”. The context in which he gave these remarks were over the controversy on his unpublished memoirs in which he writes extensively on events leading upto the standoff with China in 2020 in Galwan. Gen. Naravane stated that China was a long-term challenge and thus, India needed more experts to understand Beijing’s motives. He added that this was only reason India was “surprised’ in Eastern Ladakh in 2020. Two things stand out here. First, there are a number of think tanks which…