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Well, the simple fact is: India started her nuclear program even before 1949. So, please cut these craps.The Chinese should well know the difference between what a nation "says" and what it really "means". Saying "we feel threatened by a nuclear power next door" is just better for PR than "we have ambitions to be a great power. Remember the nuclear program was started right after China attacked India in 1962 and then developed a nuclear bomb. So for the time, it would also make sense defensively, to keep things even.
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/India/IndiaOrigin.html
No, you didn't say "we want to match China". You are telling everyone "We are aiming at Chinese cities only" when you clearly know India is not in the target list of China nuclear missiles.Range on a missile is linked with technological prowess and global great power status. Again it is easier to say "we want to match China", as this is less likely to alarm the west. But everyone from Pakistan to India to China, knows the real purpose is just national status and prestige. We could easily put nukes on a sub in a few years, if that was our primary real concern.
Since you are trying to take a free ride on the cause of China, you can't blame China response to that.This is to appease the west a bit. America wishes for us to openly ally with Japan and the USA against China. We'd rather just give them some verbal bs from time to time, than actually take real actions against China. Otherwise they will be on our backs. Americans are always pushing their "with us or against us" mentality.
So you are playing the greater game against China. Nothing wrong with that, but just accept the truth: you are equally responsible for this confrontation.Rivals more than enemies. Currently the political interests of China and India are greatly opposed. India will gain more allying with the USA over China, as the USA is a far more powerful nation, leading an extremely powerful coalition currently. China also is the power next door. It is much easier to tolerate a great power USA 1000's of miles away. China also strongly supports Pakistan, some could argue without China, Pakistan would be nothing.
Well, it was India turns down Pakistan's offer of non-nuclear. So, you bring it to yourselves.1. Gave Pakistan nuclear technology or at least greatly aided them, this allowed them to commit decades of terrorism against us, using the nuclear umbrella.
You forget to mention these projects also involve other countries, such US, French, UK, etc.2. Pretty much provides Pakistan with most of its weapons and joint production projects
When you are circling your enemy by setting up post behind their back in the land controlled by them, that is war already. That was exactly what forward policy did. So, it was a war/invasion.3. Invaded us in 1962, sure we had the forward policy but it was nothing compared to a full blown war/invasion.
And India did lot, lot more than that in Tibet.4. China plays a lot more in South Asia, than India does in South East Asia. India also started trying to get involved in East Asia, much later, after China had provoked it in South Asia.