Guys, this imaginary help wont ever come and its rather detrimental to take that into factor. The thumb rule is hope for best, prepare for worst. Right now, QUAD or any such endeavor is toothless and useless. Neither are we gonna get any extensive foreign help. Help might come in the end, if those countries sense our win and will want to leverage the situation. But for now, we have to stand up for ourselves. The worst-case scenario we must plan for is two-front war, with a hostile takeover of Nepal by china(I know its a stretch), while rest neighboring countries remaining neutral.
In terms of arms too, all depends upon how much can we spend and whats available. There are no friendly countries, not even Russia, not in this economy. About our current inventory, apaches have been deployed but as recent inductee I dont think we will see extensive combat use. Neither will we see any air launched brahmos. But, I think our current inventory can withstand two front war, given we are ramping up our missile productions. AI dont have any knowledge on our AD capabilities.
Anyway, If war breaks out I hope we dont keep action to any limited area. It costs them nothing while imposing a cost on us. Its like fighting a bully, when you fight back, you go all out. So if we go to war, we must go forward with a realistic plan to take over aksai chin & pok, and extend boundary where ever possible.
We should do a semi-detailed analysis of a realistic war scenario. The worst-case scenario we must plan for is two-front war, with a hostile takeover of Nepal by china(I know its a stretch), while rest neighboring countries remaining neutral. whats our current numbers at aksai chin, how much can we boost up. what weapons can we field there, what quick indigenous upgrades or acquisition we can do in short period? Same for chinese. Also taking most important thing into factor, oil. Requirement, capacity, delivery routes etc. same for logistics. Also if pakis dont jump the gun, then we should try to open another front in opportune time. Also how to deal kashmiris from chimping out in case of war, how to bar media or any possible info leak when we deal with them. Informed members or MODs should create a members only thread for such analysis, as it might be too much to put into public.