This article from the Times of India indicates the danger is not negligible. Both countries seem to be reinforcing their positions along the Line of Control (LAC)

See:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/China_way_ahead_on_border_infrastructure/articleshow/3998737.cms

"NEW DELHI First, India woke up to China's massive buildup of military infrastructure all along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) rather late inthe day. And now, it's floundering to execute its own relatively modest plans to strategically counter the Chinese moves.

"China, on its part, has built so many air, road and rail links along the LAC, especially in TAR, [Tibetan Autonomous Region] that it can amass a huge number of troops on the border for offensive operations in double-quick time compared to what was possible less than a decade ago.

"As a counter-measure, India is also progressively reactivating old ALGs (advanced landing grounds) like the Daulat Beg Oldi, Fukche, Chushul and Nyama airstrips in Ladakh. Similarly, apart from building new helipads and upgrading airbases, IAF is also going to soon start basing its Sukhoi-30MKI fighters in the eastern sector for the first time."

Chilling stuff.

The problem is that the Central Banks of the world via their ponzi debt trap schemes,have really destabalised the planet.Can we rely on Obama to threaten the Chinese like Kennedy did to the USSR when they tried to put nuclear weapons in Cuba?

Why China would try to challenge India is beyond me.The real danger is that Govts of all persuasions seek war as a distraction from domestic economic afflications.Israel is the real worry in the Middle East since it has so much power and influence in the US.

WW3 won't be fun and there will be no winners.

LOL Arjay,

Amazing how some people manage to bring Israel into everything even where, as is the case here, Israel has nothing to do with it.

I suspect this is mainly about water. The Tibetan Plateau is the source of much of India's water. See this article from the Asia Times.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JL09Ad01.html

Quote:

"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is reported during his recent Beijing visit to have raised the issue of international rivers flowing out of Tibet. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said that water scarcity threatened the very "survival of the Chinese nation".

"The river in question is the Brahmaputra, which begins in southwestern Tibet where it is known as the Yalong Tsangpo River. It flows eastwards through southern Tibet for a distance of about 1,600 kilometers and at its easternmost point makes a spectacular U-turn, known as the Shuomatan Point, or the “Great Bend”. This is just before the river enters India, where it is joined by two other major rivers; from this point of confluence it is known as the Brahmaputra. It then snakes into Bangladesh, where it is joined by the Ganges River to create the world's largest delta before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

"It is at the Great Bend that China plans to divert water, in addition to its hydroelectric power project that is expected to generate 40,000 megawatts of power. The diversion of the waters is part of a larger hydro-engineering project, the South-North water diversion scheme, which involves three man-made rivers carrying water from the icy Tibetan plateau to the arid north."

End quote.

Were China to divert substantial quantities of water from the Brahmaputra the consequences for India would be catastrophic. The Indians may view it as a cause for war.

There are many factors that lead to war misunderstanding is one .War starts in the home .For example theres a person called David who is blamed by his sister inlaw launa sedman for calling her dirty in- stead David was writing about another situation and David was innocent of any crimes .Launa Sedman reacted without understanding causing harsh words to be spoken and this was a very uneducated reaction.This is how wars start between nations through misunderstandings .Race clashes like you see in other countrys start wars .China and india could see a war without understanding through trade relations and boarder relations .

In the history of the world there were/are three main groups of people that like to make war and capture land, resources from other people.

(1) White Europeans. They colonised many parts of the world, killed millions of people from other races. Responsible for the major wars on earth and without them, especially the capitalist West, the rest of the world would be at peace.

(2) Arab-Muslims and Islamists out on a jihad to build the kingdom of Allah on earth through shariah law.

(3) Jews, the self-styled 'chosen people' of God. Chasing Gentiles from a piece of land which they believe is given to them by God forever. Thank God they are small in number, otherwise this aggressive lot can be damaging to other races.

As to China and India being at war, yes when there are only races left on earth, Chinese and Indians.

One of the greatest contribution to the Chinese by the Indians is the religion of Buddhism, this was achieved not by conquest but by the work of faithful monks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Buddhism

It is possible for conflict; and considers India is a Democratic Socialist system and China is an autocratic Socialist system; remember there are existing parallels in history , that seem to always be lost . Germany was democratically elected. Russia was autocratic dictatorship.

The continuous mantra emanating from the Chinese Socialist elites is based on a war footing; p – the blame can rest on our media – for some reason, when certain elements of the Chinese Communist party engage heavily in rhetoric and Global intent – the media shuts down here.

The economic boom in China – and if you have ever spoken with the actual Chinese people on the ground –The Government does very little for the Peoples Republic – in fact they would state that Their Government is Selfish- I don’t think I will read that in any news paper, or TV news- or current affairs show.

Socialism is an Ideological industry, purely governed by Ego and in many cases a whole lot of Narcissistic inclusionements.
Now the Western World has surrendered and : financially – morally and intellectually bankrupt, we are technically at the mercy of that Narcissistic Controller – choose which ever you like.
Anything is more than probable, not just possible; the last chapter of world history and its agony is seemingly being revisited; just the players are different.

The Same Catalyst of Ideology - the similarity is remarkable