No. Neither can China.
The war between India and China will result in a stalemate. China is militarily much advanced than India. But then there are always many other reasons and determinants of a war.
There is a natural physical boundary between these two giants, the Himalayas. That makes a ground war between two nations difficult for both of them, making the air and navy force to be the contenders. When it comes to Air Force India has a lot less than China. China has a clean superiority over India in terms of aircrafts and soldiers. But when it comes to Navy, India has a slight superiority over China. India operates two aircraft carriers INS Viraat and INS Vikramaditya, while China has none. But wait that still cannot account to India ending a war in stalemate.
The big advantage to India:
India Navy sits upon critical global trade routes like the,
Strait of Malacca
This is one of the biggest trade chokepoints in the world. The bulk of east Asian trade passes through this strait. Over a quarter of world's oil passes through this strait from the Persian gulf to the east Asian economies.
And all of China's oil passes through this route, India has its Andaman and Nicobar Joint Command right at the gate of this strait to strike under such a situation.
India can block all of China's oil and goods.
And without oil no country can fight a war, let alone win it.
With this route and other routes like Strait of Hormuz on which Iran can help India, Indian Navy has a vast presence and influence sphere on the seas.
Help from other countries:
Most of the countries are not comfortable with China's gigantic growth and influence, like the USA and Japan and China has border conflicts with most of its neighbours. In the advent of a war these countries will indirectly help India win the war because a war torn China is good for the growth of their economies.
China has no advantages for an offensive attack and India has many advantages on the defence front, thus making this war hypothetic. These two giants know of the disadvantages of a war between them and the many many advantages of a strategic trade partnership.
The war between India and China will result in a stalemate. China is militarily much advanced than India. But then there are always many other reasons and determinants of a war.
There is a natural physical boundary between these two giants, the Himalayas. That makes a ground war between two nations difficult for both of them, making the air and navy force to be the contenders. When it comes to Air Force India has a lot less than China. China has a clean superiority over India in terms of aircrafts and soldiers. But when it comes to Navy, India has a slight superiority over China. India operates two aircraft carriers INS Viraat and INS Vikramaditya, while China has none. But wait that still cannot account to India ending a war in stalemate.
The big advantage to India:
India Navy sits upon critical global trade routes like the,
Strait of Malacca
This is one of the biggest trade chokepoints in the world. The bulk of east Asian trade passes through this strait. Over a quarter of world's oil passes through this strait from the Persian gulf to the east Asian economies.
And all of China's oil passes through this route, India has its Andaman and Nicobar Joint Command right at the gate of this strait to strike under such a situation.
India can block all of China's oil and goods.
And without oil no country can fight a war, let alone win it.
With this route and other routes like Strait of Hormuz on which Iran can help India, Indian Navy has a vast presence and influence sphere on the seas.
Help from other countries:
Most of the countries are not comfortable with China's gigantic growth and influence, like the USA and Japan and China has border conflicts with most of its neighbours. In the advent of a war these countries will indirectly help India win the war because a war torn China is good for the growth of their economies.
China has no advantages for an offensive attack and India has many advantages on the defence front, thus making this war hypothetic. These two giants know of the disadvantages of a war between them and the many many advantages of a strategic trade partnership.
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