But why India ? We are not yet in the big boys league ..its China which is real challenger to US when it comes to both Economy/Technology and to some extent military wise too ...Forget about US , we will take another good 10 to 15 years to match the China of today and that too if Congress/SoreASS gandhi doesn't come back to power ...why would they take the focus away from the current real threat to a imaginary threat 15 years ahead ?
Because it's convenient. And a war of attrition won't be good for China either. USA is a bully. A bully seems strong only in front of weak. Against strong, it has a tendency to take their tone a notch down.
But I doubt India and China will ever let USA use them like this. Even in the two front war scenario, it's far more harder in nuclear troika battle than an easier attack on taiwan. Their strategic goals are met thru taiwan annexation, not India. They already got strategically important part in 1962 to build their corridor. What's in it for them to corner india, giving leverage to USA and maybe even derail their plans. Hence, we see BRICS getting frenemy conference with a new flair this time.
But let's assume that China goes bonkers, USA only pays lip service and we are actively in 2.5 situation... Both diplomatically and strategic.. in order :
1. Need to have Indian diaspora do what they do for palestine. Protest, lobby etc.
2. Closure of access to Big tech. War time buildup of sovereign stack. Govt have versions of its own that it can give to civil domain.
3. As first order of work, Neutralise bangladesh, it's ports , land system and insurgents quickly.
4. Destroy satellites. Create no satellite zone.
5. Mine malaca strait
6. Cold start from land on western flank. Pinaka+ATAGS bombardment.
7. A couple of subs in SCS, ready on command.
8. All for SBNs deployed.
9. Iran like surface to surface missile attacks on China and defensive gureliia warfare on ground in Himalayas.
10. AF: maintaining IACCS and brahmos extended rain on Pakistan.
11. AC will probably be under surveillance and blocked. Let them be in international waters for the opputune time.
12. *Risky* Get nukes to Iran.
13. What else?