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Thread devolving into a series of off-topic conversations, in the absence of updates from LAC. thread locked until further notice.

Disagree. first thing first, USA is not a monolith. there are various interest groups forwarding various interests, pro-India group is very small and not very well funded. Whatever “positive” things we are hearing about India right now from USA, will vanish if trump looses. As I keep saying...

there should be a separate “Iran joining China sphere“ thread, a lot is happening over there. Seem to be a lot of non-military attacks on Iran almost on a daily basis this past week.

yes he was.. Jairam Ramesh(ex-environment minister) wrote a book on him recently.

@hit&run was it you, who was mentioning recently that wheeled APC/Tanks were not appropriate for LAC & beyond? you have any literature on this?

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you are shifting the goal post. I’ll simplify the argument. ofcourse military will say they are always ready, you don’t expect them to say they are not ready. But at the same time, up until 2018 biggest topic of discussion was that India didn’t even have enough ammo for 10i. so which part is...

like I said reality check is important. - Road infrastructure construction along LAC started in 2015 - Advanced Landing ground reactivation started in 2016 - Our fighter jets serviceability was around 40% in 2014, to it is around 70% - Trans Arunachal highway construction started in 2016-17 -...

there is something called reality check. it doesn’t make sense to send thousands of men into jaws of death without proper planning & timing either. If you haven’t heard, India’s chances of retaking aksai hind & PoK were deliberately undermined by internal actors belonging to one family for...

How does this idiot Kugelman manages to insert himself into every india related topic amazes me, as if he is the only game in town.

@hit&run Found this old thread. any opinions on whether expectations have been met, based on points identified in 2013? https://defenceforumindia.com/threads/frontier-infrastructure-loopholes-scenarios-etc-and-solutions.50797/

Could The Indian Navy Strangle China’s Lifeline In The Malacca Strait? https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/07/08/could-the-indian-navy-strangle-chinas-lifeline-in-the-malacca-strait/amp/

oh yeah, there is a chance, but trigger has to come from CCP.

First let's not forget, failure of 1962 was in only one sector i.e NEFA where the chain of command broke on our side, in all other sectors it was matched more or less. there is a difference between military posturing and war. in the current case it was military posturing gone awry, and they...

I have spoken with Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar a number of times about this (Ladakh standoff). Chinese took incredibly aggressive actions and Indians have done their best to respond to that: Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State.

i don't drink anymore, but i'll take the bet. since it can't be open ended, let's have the upper limit as end of calendar year. win or loose, you can buy it your self and have it.

the said territory should have strategic value for trade, only then it becomes a worthy investment for a military conflict.

in case you are talking about clash between India & china. i am sticking to my fundamental assessment, wars are mostly about trade and it's implications. India and china are not competitors in trade. if you are talking about clash between china & somebody else. sure, there is a possibility.

Real game is in SCS, that's where the global trade route lies. https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trade-transits-south-china-sea/#toc-1

If 2 front war scenario did not present itself, what can GoI do!!