The world has changed a lot since Kipling!! The Chinese and the Indians realise that a few thousand sq.mtrs dont count as much as a few billion dollars. And as I said India doesnt have many border issues in the Aksai Chin region. This is a thankless icy region. They do have mountian divisions which are ostensibly against the Chinese but can be moved to the eastern border with Pakistan or refitted into a plains division. I believe there were some skirmishes in the Aranchal Pradesh region but not in Aksai Chin. Besides the Chinese leadership do not take India too seriously as a threat. In the minds of the older chinese - Indians are meek and India is a pacifist nation that can always be tamed with a fierce stare. The newer generation of Chinese feel that a fierce stare and a business handshake makes better sense.