India China: What Has Changed Since 1962? | Lt Gen P R Shankar

Pl check the timestamp at 37 mins 5 seconds and 37 minutes 19 seconds. The link to the news article is placed below:- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/d... India and China have had a complex relationship shaped by the 1962 war, the border dispute, economic interdependence and rapidly changing military and technological capabilities. But what has fundamentally changed since 1962? In this conversation, I speak with Lt Gen P R Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), former Director General of Artillery, who has extensive operational experience along the Tibet border and deep experience in defence planning, modernisation and defence technology. He is currently a Professor in the Aerospace Department at IIT Madras and is actively involved in applied research in advanced technologies. We discuss the lessons of the 2020 India China clash, developments along the eastern and northern borders, China’s growing military and technological capabilities, defence spending, demographics, and India’s economic dependence on China. The conversation also examines whether technology can offset demographic changes and what India’s growing trade deficit with China means for national security. Chapters 00:00 -00:34 Introduction 01:35 What fundamentally changed between India and China before the 2020 clash? 10:59 Pangong Lake Agreement 12:23 1962 and Doklam: Are the circumstances similar? 16:47 Yangtse Face Off 27:20 China’s Growing Military Presence in the East 32:43 Chinese Exercises with Robotic Dogs 36:20 China’s Investment in Advanced Technology 41:05 India China Military Spending 45:32 Can Technology Offset China’s Declining Population? 49:10 India’s Trade Deficit with China 52:18 Why Does India Import So Much Machinery from China? 54:48 China’s Investment in Frontier Technology