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2009-07-12 India-Pakistan

China could attack India before 2012, claims analyst

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Posted by Frank G 2009-07-12 17:52|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Not likely, in my opinion. When was the last time you saw Chinese Hindus stirring up trouble? I think it more likely that by 2012 China and India will be allies against muslim extremism and will both be against Pakistan.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-07-12 18:22|| 2009-07-12 18:22|| Front Page Top

#2 An excellent analysis, especially the bit about 'Pacifist India'.

I read a novel a while back where the upshot was the Chicoms were prepared to use nuclear weapons and gamble the loss of their cities in a nuclear response whereas the democratic Indian government wasn't. Consequently India lost the war with China.

Posted by Phil_B 2009-07-12 19:06|| 2009-07-12 19:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Not buying it at all. The two countries have too many parallel interests, not enough conflicting ones. No "Lebensraum" justification for the Chinese, and 'pacifist India' strikes me as a cruel joke: Partition wasn't that long ago...

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2009-07-12 20:39|| 2009-07-12 20:39|| Front Page Top

#4 ION GUAM K57 > STARS-N-STRIPES Artic > DEFENSE ANALYST: US PACIFIC BASES ARE VULNERABLE [OKINAWA + GUAM due to ASCENDING CHINA]. US military dominance in Asia-Pacific slowly eroding.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-07-12 20:43|| NA]">[NA] 2009-07-12 20:43|| Front Page Top

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