[When do we surrender?]
I don’t see the Indians surrendering. In 1962, the threat of the Enterprise’s aircraft wing was sufficient to get the Chinese to back down. I expect, in conjunction with the Indian Air Force, we can at least match the amount of air-dropped ordnance the Chinese can muster in that region. On the ground, however, it’s really up to the Indians to get enough men and equipment up there to hold on to what they have. It’s not going to be as one-sided as it was in 1962, when the Chinese would have been overwhelmed by the Enterprise’s air wing. The Chinese have spent a huge amount of money putting aircraft, air bases and gear to support their men on the ground in that region, not necessarily because of any special focus, but because the Chinese military budget has ballooned along with the economy. 2% of GDP in 1979 vs 2% of GDP in 2019 is a huge jump, given that GDP has gone up 40x.