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2007-06-25 India-Pakistan

India, US, Japan and Australia meeting unnerves Beijing

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Posted by John Frum 2007-06-25 14:02|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Beijing should be nervous. Within 10 years, I see a full alliance being formed between these nations. Japan is on its way to being a full military power with a Constitution adjustment, India moving into the American sphere of power to counter China and Islamic interests and Australia being ... well ... Australia (Good on ya, mates).
China and its proxies have been making the Asian nations a little too nervous for too long.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-06-25 14:42|| 2007-06-25 14:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Guess what you commie dicweeds, we can lie and subvert too. We're plotting against you, and we'll have you by the short and curlies before you can say Fu Man Chu.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-06-25 15:52|| 2007-06-25 15:52|| Front Page Top

#3 "Japan is on its way to being a full military power with a Constitution adjustment, India moving into the American sphere of power "

Indias to big to be "in our sphere" What we will need with India is an alliance of equals.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-06-25 16:51|| 2007-06-25 16:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Indias to big to be "in our sphere" What we will need with India is an alliance of equals.

I think you are thinking of the old style of Power Spheres. I am thinking more of a Japan-US, Australia-US type of alliance. Our power spheres will be very complimentary to each other.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-06-25 17:02|| 2007-06-25 17:02|| Front Page Top

#5 just an alliance for cooperation in disaster management

You know, so that in the event of a tsunami or a collapsed dam we can make sure our amphibious ships can manouver together and we don't have any radio frequency conflicts and our vertical envelopment elements can coordinate under a unified flight plan and stuff like that.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-06-25 17:25|| 2007-06-25 17:25|| Front Page Top

#6 We need to sell both Japan and India some of our older surplus LHAs and LHDs, but redefine them as "littoral support ships". The US LHDs are great for the humanitarian stuff after earthquakes and the like, plus that would give Japan and India inherent Harrier carrier capabilities. Say 2-3 each for Japan and India, along with helos and Harriers for "self-defense".

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-06-25 17:54|| 2007-06-25 17:54|| Front Page Top

#7 India took delivery of the former USS Trenton LPD a few days ago. This is the first time a US ship has been bought by India.

The USS Nimitz is due to pay a 3 day port call at Chennai, the first ever by an American carrier

Posted by John Frum 2007-06-25 18:17|| 2007-06-25 18:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Surendra Ahuja, a pilot attached to Indian Navy's flagship aircraft carrier INS Viraat, has become the first in the history of the Navy to qualify to operate fighter aircraft aboard US aircraft carriers.

Ahuja, whose training began in November 2006 and ended on May 10, 2007, underwent conversion training on a T-45 Goshawk aircraft.

Explaining the significance of his feat, a defence spokesperson told TOI that it was part of the ongoing enhanced Indo-US defence co-operation agreement and covers mutual exchange of personnel, standard operating procedures and operational exposure.

Posted by John Frum 2007-06-25 18:30|| 2007-06-25 18:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Everytime the Russians and Chinese talk about their cooperation (which always tends to have a militaristic tone) we should announce another meeting of this group. Perhaps they'll start shutting up.

Everytime a Chinese General starts to make threats and the Politibureo denies it we should get a Senator to make threats of fair trade and trade sanctions against China and then have our Federal government deny we're talking about that sort of thing. Maybe the Chinese will learn that two can play that game.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-06-25 19:55|| 2007-06-25 19:55|| Front Page Top

#10 The USS Nimitz is due to pay a 3 day port call at Chennai, the first ever by an American carrier

John Frum, if possible, please keep Rantburg abreast of the mood in India during this important event. Thanking you in advance.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-25 23:41|| 2007-06-25 23:41|| Front Page Top

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