Crise do Ladaque e dissuasão convencional: lições sobre a postura estratégica do exército indiano.

Abstract

The following study proposes to analyze the effects and geostrategic results from the Ladakh Crisis for the Indian army, having as a theoretical element of analysis the Theory of Deterrence, more specifically conventional deterrence. The project is based upon the Ladakh crisis of 2020, which greatly affected sino-indian diplomatic relations, and established a new scenario of competition between regional powers. The research utilized the methodology of documentary analysis of official texts made publicly available by the Indian Ministry of Defense, the narrative review on the Theory of Deterrence and analysis of databases on the military capabilities of the Indian Army.