Yun Sun writes: " Neither side will easily abandon their tactical objectives. In that sense, the current standoff is unlikely to see a quick resolution. The 2013 Daulat Beg Oldi incident saw a 20-day standoff before the Indians agreed to dismantle bunkers in the Chumar sector and the Chinese withdrew. " Yes but since then the Indians have built an airstrip at Daulat Beg Oldi . In stead of many helicopter flights, 1 C-130 can re-supply a battalion (an a C-17 could supply a brigade) The logistic imbalance of the past has been reversed there & potentially elsewhere