The Chinese are far from inscrutable and India shouldn't be surprised by Ladakh. It should've been anticipated when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed
Trump previously offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, a proposal rejected by New Delhi which maintains that there is no role for any third party in bilateral issues.
India needs its own strategy of 'active defence' in the Indian ocean to counter the Chinese threat
China and India have been engaged in the standoff in the Doklam area for the past three weeks