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Thats why we have or in the process of acquiring better ASW platforms.

Exactly. Though IOR is where they have a problem in terms of both supply and trade, they just can't so anything about IN, let alone USN. Their navy's prime concern is the Pacific and South China Sea in particular. Taiwan for them remains a big issue. In the event of any Chinese pressure on our...

The answer is, they cant do squat about it. Any war with India will be across the border and not in the IOR. That's why they are so jittery. That's why the string of pearls to make sure they keep having ports in different countries to secure supplies under different flags.

Do you think China will send it's lone carrier to IOR? I don't think so

I don't expect the PLAN carrier to come anywhere close to the Indian Ocean. It will stay put in the pacific closer to home. We need strike aircrafts in the Andamans to take care of any threats on the ground. I don't think air superiority will be required there. There is no challenge to India...