What do our allies count for? Tomm, assuming war breaks out with Pakistan & we refuse mediation, you can bet the US & it's allies along with China will not only censure us but also sanction us. And this is Pakistan we're talking of, not China. As far as China goes, pls refer to the Doklam issue & check on who backed us. Last One recalls, barring Japan no one issued an open statement on our favour. The US claimed they were closely watching the situation. Russia asked both sides to resolve the issue thru talks in a very muted manner. I don't even recall what the UK & France said then, assuming they said anything.