Sridhar_TN
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Punching above our weight class would be going for more tejas. That’s the definition of punching above our weight class. Expecting the tejas to perform roles it cannot perform is punching above our weight class.We cannot match Chinese in defence spending not in speed of building infrastructure.
So what we should do then? Push all of our resources on the edge and punch above our weight to import stuff this lust for arms will cost country dearly we are already spending more 20% of our national budget on defence equipment i think it's not the time to burden ourselves more with loans and ultra expensive imports of foreign defence equipments.
Arms race against much powerful enemy is always going to cost weaker more.
What india should do?
Well diplomatically saying it would be a big failure of indian diplomacy if we ever face a 2 front war scenario. Heck Chinese didn't did anything in 1971 war in 1999 war.
Today i believe we should find cheaper deterrent to counter Chinese threat maybe big number of conventional missiles which can target mainland China or more SSBN.
as long as we have a successful deterrent i don't think Chinese will take military action with Pakistan.
The reason to go for rafales is an acceptance that we are not capable of matching the Chinese; and need foreign imports to have a chance to defend ourselves. To level the playing field. Purchasing rafales is not an arms race. Purchasing rafales is a guarantee that if war comes around for the next 2 to 3 decades, we are prepared. And that 2 to 3 decades is when you fund all the fighter programs you want.
If any one here is still talking about diplomacy, awacs and other resources to mitigate the absence of a highly capable fighter/bomber...we are just fooling ourselves. Fucks sake, we used the mirage 2000 as our best platform for balakot. THAT was our best platform,. That was the iAf chiefs words.
And by the way things are going...even the CDS does not want more rafales. I say ok, we are not being pragmatic is all I’m saying. There is a time and place for investment., and r&d. Now is not the time. The Chinese are building up the entire theater for a short high intensity war. Every shortcoming we have is going to burn our asses at that time.