Lol! @ war of attrition. India only maintains about 4-5 weeks of warfighting stocks, and since we cannot produce anything on our own, that's how long we will last in a war of "attrition". Forget a combined China-Pak attack, even if China attacks alone, they will easily win the war since they have far more stamina.
Yeah, I doubt China will commit its own forces to war with India. It is possible that China might provide indirect support to Pakistan in case of a future Indo-Pak war, but looking at history, China did hardly anything to support Pakistan in 1965, 1971, or 1999.
Lacking indigenous military production capability doesn't mean you can't fight a war of attrition. It just means we would be reliant on foreign suppliers to keep the war going. Iran and Iraq fought a brutal 8-year war of attrition fueled almost entirely by imported weapons and supplies. North Vietnamese weapons and logistics were all made in the USSR, but they still fought a successful war of attrition against a superpower.Lol! @ war of attrition. India only maintains about 4-5 weeks of warfighting stocks, and since we cannot produce anything on our own, that's how long we will last in a war of "attrition". Forget a combined China-Pak attack, even if China attacks alone, they will easily win the war since they have far more stamina.
India's fighting ability is like that of the horses of the Maratha cavalry in the Battle of Panipat in 1761.
It's not just a question of will. In the Vietnam case, it was basically a war fought by the superpowers through proxy. Same in the Iran-Iraq case.
When Vietnam slammed USA's rear... How much internal defense production they have ???Lol! @ war of attrition. India only maintains about 4-5 weeks of warfighting stocks, and since we cannot produce anything on our own, that's how long we will last in a war of "attrition". Forget a combined China-Pak attack, even if China attacks alone, they will easily win the war since they have far more stamina.
India's fighting ability is like that of the horses of the Maratha cavalry in the Battle of Panipat in 1761.
they never complained even when we did not help them before.
As I said, North Vietnam's armory was the USSR and China. Who is India's armory? Will the US risk the wrath of its "banker" China to supply arms to India during a war?
Good point. Let's hope that such a day won't come anytime soon.
Say hypothetically, China & Pakistan combines and attack India jointly... India will hold them for 3 -4 weeks surely and I am 500% sure that USA will also get involved and supply the needed military hardware to India...
it almost certainly won't. historically we were a victim of western and japanese imperialism, not indian.
Either suprised or not, India still needs to crush Pakistan in under 4 weeks or it is over. You cannot "hold off" China.
The only way to hold China off would be by bluffing about a nuclear first strike. Of course, China has the option of calling the bluff, but would the CCP risk the millions of casualties and devastation in case it turned out to not be a bluff?
I would suggest you to read the thread properly once again...
India have enough fissile material to devastate all major cities in China & Pakistan combined... This is also hods true even in spite of whatever may be the response from China.
already happened in 71, i believe.
in fact both india and china have no first use policies.
Exactly, I do not see a logic where India & China will commit a collective suicide...
Four weeks is a fair time... India can do it in less than that..
If China attacked tomorrow, would they really be worried about an Indian nuclear strike? Most Indian missiles can't get past Tibet, and they don't care if they get vaporised. India would be the definite loser in a nuclear exchange so China knows they wouldn't do it. France would nuke China if they tried anything so it would stay conventional. The mountains will slow China for a month, which is all the time India would have to crush Pakistan before every available force would be needed to plow into an offensive against the Red Front. France could contribute two divisions to the defence, with FELIN it would be enough to hold off a Group Army since our soldiers are twice as effective as legacy NATO and 3-4 times effective PLA.The only way to hold China off would be by bluffing about a nuclear first strike. Of course, China has the option of calling the bluff, but would the CCP risk the millions of casualties and devastation in case it turned out to not be a bluff?
In short, act like you're crazy so that your opponents automatically treat you with caution. The strategy which Pakistan has perfected for decades!
As Strobe Talbott mentioned in his book, Pakistan is like the robber which holds a gun to his own head and demands your purse. India can definitely try the same strategy with China.
In the business of Wars one has to cater for Capabilities and intentions of the likely adversaries and be prepared even for unpredictable madness as exhibited by Pakistan from time to time.
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