In an interview, Gokhale, a veteran China watcher who served as Ambassador in Beijing, outlined a multi-step approach that calls on Beijing to reduce bilateral trade deficits, engage in the boundary dispute and accept the concept of the Indo-Pacific, among other measures.
Asian neighbours India and China two of the leading economic powerhouses, have had a long-standing history of disputes and diplomatic tiffs that date back to their 1962 war.
On August 15, when India celebrated its 75th anniversary of independence, the live fire exercise was televised on the official channel China Central Television (CCTV).
The move comes despite India s concerns that the Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship, Yuan Wang 5 could spy on New Delhi s military installations.
Many in India thought that the Chinese provocations on the LAC, particularly eastern Ladakh, will come down while China gets busy in directing its anger towards the US for daring to send a top representative to an area that China calls part of its territory.