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India-Pakistan |
Worried India Shifts Defense Focus To China |
2012-02-03 |
Posted by:Mike Ramsey |
#8 DEFENCE FORUM INDIA > INDIAN MILITARY BUILDUP MAY BE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE | OLD WEAPONS< NEW THREATS FUEL INDIA'S MILITARY BUILDUP Should've started much earlier as China seemingly has a commanding lead as per time factors + national mil modernization. and * SAME > [India] AIR MARSHAL REJECTS US REPORT ON INDIA-CHINA "LIMITED WAR". The Air Marshal all but directly states that Chinese mil technologies are akin to cheap, easily breakable = flimsy 1960's-1980's Japanese, Asian toys; + ARE NOT STRONG/WELL-BUILT OR RELIABLE COMPARATIVE TO INDIA'S - INDIA'S MILTECHS ARE FOR DETERRENCE, NOT ["Offensive" = "Belligerent"] WAR??? * SAME > USNI Director James Clapper] US INTEL CHIEF: PAKISTAN SEES INDIA AS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-03 23:08 |
#7 "Like Canada" > Paging a Mr. Alan Alda, paging Mr. Alan Alda ... Indjuh's new "COLD START" DOCTRINE includes the scenario or option of Preeemptive Nuke Strike agz the PLA, so IMO China will be wary. The crux for India is Islamist = Taliban + AQ, etal. takeover of Pakistan, vee either violent anti-Govt. insurgency andor Political-Legal-Electoral Jihad [formal Govt-Sharing]. NOW COMES THE RISK OF US-IRAN WAR + IRAN'S WELL-STATED WILLINGNESS TO UNILATERALLY DESTABILIZE ITS REGIONAL SOVEREIGN NEIGHBORS, INCLUD BUT NOT LIMITED TO NUKE-ARMED PAKLAND, FOR PURPOSES OF WAGING VIETNAM-STYLE, NUKE-WMD CAPABLE?, DEFENSIVE "PEOPLE'S/GUERILLA WAR" AGZ ANY US-LED FOREIGN OCCUPATION. Lest we fergit, Iran long ago once controlled Afghanistan + parts of Pakistan, ex-Soviet SSRS. In addition, New Delhi fears the natural or exponetial growth of its domestic Muslim population. West China = Xinjiang [UIghurs] is also where China keeps a lot of its SECOND ARTILLERY [strategic missle force] + SPACE ASSETS. India has many reasons for not wanting a US-Iran war to break out right now, + despite its past mil conflicts vee China INDIA DOESN'T FEAR A DIRECT CHINESE + PLA ATTACK AGZ IT AS MUCH AS INTERNAL MUSLIM/ISLAMIST DESTABILIZATION OF CHINA WHICH WILL INDUCE AN ANTI-MILTERR/ISLAMIST CHINESE ATTACK INTO PAKISTAN + INDIA'S HIMALAYAN LINE(S) OF CONTROL. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-02-03 19:11 |
#6 Wow. Just...wow. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2012-02-03 17:51 |
#5 So it's like the U.S. has plans on file to invade Canada, should it ever become necessary? If this retired Indian officer is to be believed, the operation was canceled while a plane was en route: During Indira Gandhi's time, we had an airborne operation half way towards the island to capture it, but was called back. But better sense prevaled and an incident against the US was avoided. India's attitude towards Diego Garcia is a lot like Argentina's attitude towards the Falklands. |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2012-02-03 17:32 |
#4 India has plans to attack and take Diego Garcia. So it's like the U.S. has plans on file to invade Canada, should it ever become necessary? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2012-02-03 16:42 |
#3 India has plans to attack and take Diego Garcia. Holding it is a different matter.... |
Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2012-02-03 16:21 |
#2 India is more concerned about assuring its access to the Indian ocean and to its Pacific trade routes. That is, the concern is the emerging Chinese blue water navy. Regarding the Himalayas, ask Tibet. |
Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2012-02-03 16:13 |
#1 Himalia's make for nice neighbors. Since India lies along the Chinese oil supply lanes I suspect the Middle Kingdom will find a way to get along. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-02-03 14:51 |