Chennai/ New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Eminent defense journalist Mr. Pravin Sawhney, editor of Force Magazine,is of the opinion that India is ill-prepared for a war with China.

Talking at a webinar titled "Stocktaking of the current situation in Ladakh - The way forward,' Mr. Sawhney said the failure of the military-level talks is due to the question of sovereignty as China does not recognize India's sovereignty over Ladakh and calls it a disputed territory.

India's topmost defense expert on boundary disputes with China, Mr. Pravin Sawhney was speakingat the webinar organized by the Center for Peace and Economic Prosperity in South Asia.

Taking a contrarian view about talks as the only way forward, Mr.Sawhneywas of theview that talks would ne...