India must use dialogue to solve border conflict with China. Military solution not viable

During the inter-war years, faced with a rising Germany and Italy in Europe and Japan in the Pacific, the European powers and the US made several concessions on different fronts, including turning a blind eye to treaty violations, to appease the three Axis powers in a bid to avert war. However, this policy of appeasement only emboldened these countries, drawing the world inexorably into World War 2. This only underscores the point that negotiations must be carried out from a position of strength, with a clear vision of the desired outcomes. India has always preferred to resolve disputes through dialogue…