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2021-08-20 Afghanistan

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 ..yet have been warmly protected by Pakistan which is the ONLY nuclear nation in that region.

Sort of forgets India. Take with a grain of salt.

India has developed and possesses weapons of mass destruction in the form of nuclear weapons. Although India has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal, recent estimates suggest that India has 160 nuclear weapons and has produced enough weapons-grade plutonium for up to 161–200 nuclear weapons. - wiki

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-08-20 06:50|| 2021-08-20 06:50|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ Excellent point. I wonder how trade relations and Mil-to-Mil support stand btwn India and Taiwan, India and Japan ?

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-20 06:55|| 2021-08-20 06:55|| Front Page Top

#3 They're not really dependable in case of war with China. When China attacked Tibet, India instantly recognized it as Chinese territory. India also never formally supported Taiwan to try and not piss off China. We supplied AFG with ammo for arty and meds and evacced some Afghan businessmen but that's it. India keeps its overt engagements at the economic, cultural and soft-diplomacy level.

Due to the mostly leftist civil leaderships in India, it remains a singularly defense oriented power; non-aligned, non-committal. It's leaders live in a bubble where they believe the military will keep protecting the palaces at New Delhi, and as long as that is fine the world can go fcuk itself.

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-20 16:04|| 2021-08-20 16:04|| Front Page Top

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