Some officers in India’s army now want to change the rules of engagement along the border and abandon the de facto code that calls for neither side to use guns during confrontations.
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Military analysts worry that doing so could set off an arms race that would turn the frequent faceoffs and fistfights between opposing border patrols into much deadlier events.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to walk a fine line. Although he seems reluctant to escalate a major conflict with China — which has a mightier military — much of his political brand has been tied up in projecting an image of a forceful, increasingly powerful India, and he has signaled that he will not back down.