Sino-Indian War 1987

Both sides have nukes by this point...

That said, expect the US and Soviet Union to strongly encourage both sides to keep that genie in the bottle, as well as not attack each others stockpile (so as to cause one side to launch while they still have nukes). I'm not expecting a declaration of "if either of you use nukes, we're using nukes against you" but it is in both the US and USSR's national interest to prevent a bunch of artificial suns rising in China and India.
 

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Both sides have nukes by this point...

That said, expect the US and Soviet Union to strongly encourage both sides to keep that genie in the bottle, as well as not attack each others stockpile (so as to cause one side to launch while they still have nukes). I'm not expecting a declaration of "if either of you use nukes, we're using nukes against you" but it is in both the US and USSR's national interest to prevent a bunch of artificial suns rising in China and India.
Most likely it would be a "limited war"
but my main questions were
its likely duration and objectives
militarily which side is better equipped to fight this war
USSR-USA relations because of this war and their subseqyent attitude towards India and china
Effects on the economic boom of 90s of India and china
 
Most likely it would be a "limited war"
but my main questions were
its likely duration and objectives
militarily which side is better equipped to fight this war
USSR-USA relations because of this war and their subseqyent attitude towards India and china
Effects on the economic boom of 90s of India and china

hopefully, yes

[1] [2] Not sure on either count.

[3] USSR-USA relations are probably going to be the best they've been since World War Two. Both nations are going to be doing everything in their power to not only keep the war limited but to bring both nations to the peace table before the giant mushrooms start appearing. In this scenario both the USA and USSR are the big winners on the international stage as, provided the war is limited and peace talks successful, they will be sharing the claim that they helped prevent a nuclear war.
 
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