Military Preparedness of India in Response to China: A Comparative Study between UPA and NDA Government

India and China share lots of similarities. They both express joy in, and relate to, the inheritances of their longlastingcivilizations. Both are nuclear haves with world class military capabilities. Beside the benefits of theirgrowing economies both are grappling with the domestic contradictions and upheavals of their billion strongcitizens. Their relationship, though marked by frequent military face-offs and periodic tensions along their lengthydisputed border, can be best described as 'purposeful and stable. The relationship between India and China becamepragmatic in UPA and more pragmatic in NDA rule. This article is an attempt to make a comparative study betweenUPA and NDA Government programmes and policies regarding Indo-China relations.