Is India poised to counteract China ?

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The India media recently hyped a report from the unbeknownst source saying the Indian army has received confirmation that China deployed an infantry battalion of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at the 15,397-feet Khunjerab Pass on the Karakoram highway this month for the security of its workers engaged in building a railroad. This railroad will eventually connect Xinjiang to the port of Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The Khunjerab Pass straddles the border between China and PoK and is 272 km from Gilgit in the Northern Areas. This PLA deployment is expected to be raised to brigade strength (3,000 troops) as work on the railroad progresses in the Northern Areas.
Writing in The New York Times — the article was carried by The Indian Express — Selig S Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy, reported that 7,000-11,000 PLA troops are already in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
The Indian Army brass has taken note of the deployment of 1,000 troops at Khunjerab Pass but is not unduly alarmed about the build-up.
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In response, the Indian online chat rooms and forums also turn out the postings to the same effect. The following is the excerpt from an Indian forum----
If the Chinese Army wants to attack India it will choose the supposedly weak points of
1. sikkim siliguri corridor
2. Tawang or lohit valley in Arunachal
The line of control along the Pak occupied kashmir is a highly difficult place for any invading force
The 22 or so odd tunnels that are being mentioned can be missile storage sites away from the US satellites.
What can 11000 more men do to India .The line of control is very heavily defended by Indian Army.
We should only focus on our acquisitions and modernizations.
Artillery, missiles and more fighter planes.
Only the media is jumping. No comments yet made by the Army chief.
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Not accidentally, the recent Kashmir visa row also cooked up by the Indian media further stokes India and China tensions
India summoned China's ambassador Friday to protest against the refusal of a visa to an Indian general from the disputed Kashmir region, the latest spat between two Asian giants jostling for global influence and resources.
A defense ministry source and some local media said defense ties, so far been limited to visits by military officials and the occasional exercises, were suspended, but the Indian government did not confirm this. Defense Minister A.K. Antony said "ties with China will continue."
Underlining fresh tensions, India summoned Chinese ambassador Zhang Yan to complain about the denial of visa to the army general, according to senior foreign ministry officials.
Despite decades of mistrust, China is now India's biggest trade partner and the current spat, one of several over the last few years, is unlikely to snowball. The value of bilateral deals was expected to pass $60 billion this year, a 30-fold increase since 2000, raising the stakes in maintaining peace.
Distrust between the two economic powerhouses dates back to a 1962 border war, partly over the South Tibet, which India claims its northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
India is also unhappy with China's economic and political ties with Pakistan and says Chinese involvement in Pakistan-held Kashmir is intended to undermine it.
China and Pakistan's close military and political ties are underpinned by long-standing wariness of common neighbor, India, and a desire to hedge against U.S. influence in South Asia.
"TIES HEATING UP"
Last year, the Indian media reported on Chinese incursions along the border, incidents the India government shrugged off.
But tension has simmered, particularly over Chinese development projects in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
Every time a Chinese action has irritated India this year, New Delhi has responded by upping its engagement with the Dalai Lama, including a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Tibetan leader this month.
India has very limited military ties with China, mainly focused on visits by respective military chiefs and government officials and occasional war exercises agreed on in May 2006.
But both Indian and Chinese analysts agree the latest row is unlikely to affect the two country's broader relations.
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Is India intended to counteract China, or again a media hype ?