HONG KONG, Dec. 4—The war between India and Pakis tan has caught China at an awkward time, In the opinion of analysts here.

Peking, it is believed will find it difficult to give meaningful support to Pakistan at present despite China's close ties with Islamabad and her open sympathy for the Pakistani cause.

Analysts point out that there has just been confrontation that appears to be continuing, at a diminished level, between top military men in China and the Communist party leadership loyal to Chairman Mao Tse‐tung.

This has led to the purging and apparently the death of Lin Piao, who had been Mr. Mao's deputy and was to have been his eventual successor, and who was in charge of the armed forces as defense minister and First Deputy Chairman of the party's Military Affairs Commission.

Military men all over the country who had close ties to Mr. Lin are reportedly being shifted from their posts as part of a reshuffle that, combined with September's events, seems certain to be causing uncertain ty and some disaffection among the armed forces.

The Peking leadership, analysts believe, is surely not eager to take the risk at this time of resorting to military action that would involve shifting troops.