Yes...India should do everything possible to defend itself....World is an evil jungle now..only might is right..Indians need to drop the cowardly, fearful attitude which kept them slaves to Mughals and British for many centuries. Some on this board propagate and talk like agents of west..so do they want to go back and become slaves of west again..it disgusting and shameful that some Indians think that only by western help ,they can survive. This timidity and tendency to get divided has kept India weak and down. All kind of methods are being used by West to enslave India again..bribes, funding media to create pro west attitude, veiled threats to destroy economy..use of Paki to create chaos and even, use of "good" terrorists in Kashmir, false noise of human rights violation etc. When will Indians understand these sinister evil games? If they don't understand, they only deserve to be slaves of western powers...that's all they deserve. sadly.. Stop talking about self respect, great culture , pride and just become a slave of "the hegemon" ..yes he might give you some dollars at the cost of your dignity and pride. Right now, the western agenda is in full swing and that is to create rivalry between India and China so that the hegemony can be continued for another 100 years. GET It ! West can and will do anything to keep its hegemony..even at the cost of destruction of entire world. That's how the mind of western politicians and rulers work. You will regret it if you don't have mighty military...get ready to face the monster hegemon. If you are wise..you won't lose a trusted friend like Russia and a would be partner like China....whose aims are the same...creation of a just, fair, multi- polar world . Don't worry about Paki...Paki is on the path of self destruction and west is not interested in it anymore..