How do you deal with a dragon holding fire?

A tech giant. An economic powerhouse. An autocracy.

A country with the largest army.

China’s says it has an “alternate vision for humanity”. (But spends $200 billion a year on suppressing internal dissent & ‘public safety’.)

So how should one deal with the neighbour smoking at our borders?

Why has India’s trade deficit with China gone up by 51% in the last year — despite its border intrusions?

Eminent strategic experts BRAHMA CHELLANEY & former RAW officer JAYADEVA RANADE offer razor sharp insights on China’s deadly games, the geopolitical tailspin in Asia, and how India is playing it.