[DoughtyOne]

The question then remains, does China sit back and watch India walk on Pakistan? This could get VERY ugly.

[aristeides]

Yes, it could get ugly. If China comes in on Pakistan's side, that invites Russia and the U.S. to come in on India's side, whereupon the whole Moslem world presumably comes in on Pakistan's, whereupon Europe...

This could be like the opening of World War One.

[FightThePower!]

China will stay put, you are over reacting.

[texlok]

I don't know that China would want to get involved...The Chinese are patient as hell as well as conservative...I see them as sitting back and seeing where the nukes fall and then deciding to pick up the pieces (or letting the two nations obliterate each other, thereby solving a major headache)....

Of course if the nukes look like they will affect China, they may decide to do something against either nation (remember, nukes do not care what your political or other ideologies are) as an act of self preservation.

The Chinese posture alot, but I am not sure that they want to cause any major ripples.