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Let's say you're driving to Hyderabad from Delhi. Nagpur comes en-route, and you have business to take care of in both cities. Are you going to make two separate trips? Of course not. You're going to stop over at Nagpur, finish your work, and proceed down to Hyderabad. That's where we stand. In the process of arming ourselves against China, we're automatically arming ourselves against Pakistan. So we don't particularly need to worry about Pakistan.you are right Tarun, our focus should mainly be China but with USA and China both arming Pakistan;Pakistan can't be ignored. We are more likely to have a conflict with Pakistan than China, who will also want the same and will supply Pakistan to this end like they are doing now.
The objective laid out between us is not effective deterrence against China (alone), it's building a capability to thwart a two-pronged attack (fighting a war on two fronts simultaneously). So it also tells you that our procurements will surpass what is required to effectively face China (which naturally will invite reactions from all over, if done abruptly), hence it has to be a gradual change.