India, June 27 -- In every nation's history comes a watershed moment that decides the future course it will take-the way it will shape up as a nation, the place it will take in the comity of nations. It will not be an exaggeration to say that India is standing at one such moment-at an inflection point. The Galwan valley battle, which killed 20 of India's brave soldiers-and probably more than double the number of Chinese PLA soldiers-was a wake-up call, if any wake-up call was needed about the real face of China. As India-China relations go into a deep freeze, the obvious question is: what next? What next so that China does not treat India as a pushover, a sub-regional power, to be scowled at and swatted away every time it suits its intere...