Azaad
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It's a huge move as , if conflict breaks out over Taiwan , all the allies basing US troops & platforms whether they're directly participating or not will come in the line of fire i.e Taiwan , Japan , Australia , possibly Philipines & RoK . The USN USMC & USAF need a permanent base outside the firing zone for repairs & maintenance of their platforms. They can't target India without inviting retaliation in the Malacca straits which in any case will be closed to Chinese access by the USN or/ and the LAC . Both US & India are leveraging India's neutrality.I think a quid pro quo has been agreed upon by Modi.. A welcome bold move..
If the Chinks attack India at the LAC, US [Eye of sauron] helps India with Intelligence and logistics, and probably some niche armaments, without US Armed forces shedding blood..
If Chinkoos attack Taiwan, India in turn, provides logistics support to US Navy, without shedding blood directly.. as US China war will be a naval war..
No to alliance.. But, yes to scratching each others backs..
On the flip side , the US + allies will help us with ISR & ammo as well as platforms if we happen to have a showdown with the Chinese first , across the LAC & the IOR.