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October 2020
Past Event
The China Challenge | Countering Beijing’s Military Might

The China Challenge | Countering Beijing’s Military Might

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 02, 2020
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02
October 2020
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Hosted by Aparna Pande, research fellow and director of Hudson Institute’s Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, with panelists Lt. General Prakash Menon, director of the Strategic Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution, and Bryan Clark, senior fellow and director of the

From new theatre commands to new doctrines, from expanding naval and nuclear forces to new technologies, the PLA has changed almost unrecognizably over the last two decades. What does this mean for Asia and the world? How does China plan to use its military? What are the implications for India-China tensions along the LAC? Can India modernise its armed forces to meet the military challenge from China?

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