Dragon On Our Doorstep: Managing China Through Military Power

Time waste to read the book, show one dimension of the problem. Looks like authors got dictation from CCP and wrote this book. Honestly , only problems are discussed without solutions which any novice person can identify problem. Again I say it's sheer waste of money and time.

This book is both timely & extremely pertinent to the current stand off in Ladakh between India & China. It is a book that every Pakistani, Indian & Kashmiri analyst, academic or a political scientist needs to take note of. The author has a deep understanding of millitary strategy, ideology & politics of south Asia & China.His views are balanced, a political and based upon empirical evidence and detailed research. The author shines a spotlight on the secretive Pakistan-China alliance that's been burgeoning over that past two decades beyond the visual range of most political commentators & the existential threat that it poses India in the future.The author argues that Kashmir is the impediment to peace in south Asia & concludes that it can only be achieved in a peaceful settlement with Pakistan, thus freeing up the Indian army's resources to train & re-orientate it toward fighting a conventional war (vis-à-vis China) rather than its current role of counter insurgency in Kashmir.

The book is quite detailed. Building up on how India's Government has sequentially failed to strike a bargain with the China on the border dispute to how India has been magnanimous while our neighbours were busy developing border infrastructure; no detail escapes Sawhney's eye.I am taking the book slowly because there is a lot to digest. The review of India's War in the initial chapter was great but I felt it to be a bit too much information dense, especially the Siachen Conflict, where co-ordinates mean nothing in text (unless you're a cartographer) to the layman. A graphical representation of such area (NJ 9842 / Saltoro Range) could be a nice addition - although publishing delineating such sensitive frontiers can cause censorship.P.S.: In Page 124, Line 1 (Chapter - War is not an option), Author says India does not have anti-satellite capabilities. This is wrong or became wrong in 2019 with ASAT. But the overall picture will not shift or the precendent imposed by our military short-comings can not be overlooked.P.S.2: I might add more upon absorbing the book. But this book can easily last 2-3 Weeks or even a month.

Very well written book based on through research and ground work. An eye opener for scope of further improvement in our security and defence planning as well as infrastructure .

Good but quite repetitive. Could have summed it up in 250 pages instead of more than 400.

Today’s News is what was predicted in 2016 by the Author and India sleep walked