evidence: More than a year has passed since the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley. Since then the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the Indian Northern Command have carried out a disengagement around the Pangong Tso but remain locked against each other at Gogra, Hot Springs, and the Depsang Plains. [...] First, India’s response is characterised by military restraint. In both Doklam and Ladakh, the Indian leadership calculated that some sort of stalemate on the ground is enough to make room for negotiations. The stalemate could be inefficient, given the high altitude and number of troops required, and even be favourable to China — after all, the PLA continues to occupy territory India claims as its own.