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Lmao they probably used all their jet fuel during operation banyan chaddi and doing CAP before and after OP sindoor.
Now that ISRO is involved in making Kaveri afterburner stage, its a matter of when, not if, we have Kaveri meet its intial specs to full degree. Kaveri is a success in the dry stage, its like 75% there in the wet stage and ISRO recently said its partnering up to make the afterburner section - which i think they should be able to eventually solve, since they make cryogenic engines who's nozzles are almost as high grade materials as jet engine afterburners ( jet engines are fancier than cryo-engine in 4++ engine generation). While the science itself may be different, what is encouraging, is that ISRO is by far the highest technical standard of high grade PROVEN metallurgy in India and at the very least, i am hopeful that the collaboration with the highest standard fabricator in India will be sufficient to get us over the hump.The only critical component missing in India’s military-industrial complex is an indigenous aero engine. It’s not that India isn’t working on it—the Kaveri engine, in my view, is already a success, especially since its dry variant is expected to power the GHATAK UCAV. Once I see the dry Kaveri operational on GHATAK, I’ll consider the Kaveri program a definitive success.
The 42 squadron requirement was from the 2000s. We need at least 55-60 squadrons if we want to effectively tackle China and Pakistan at the same time. 10 squadrons of AMCA, 15 of Tejas Mk.2 and replacing the Mig-21s, Mirage 2ks and Jaguars with Tejas Mk1A. If we have this by 2040, we would've done a decent job.Missiles and drones are becoming increasingly important in modern warfare, but Indian Air Force should still maintain a minimum of 45 squadrons.
bear in mind, india also uses 'mid size' default number for squadron size - 18 per in 'default' as opposed to long squadrons -24 per default like PLAAF or USAF or RuAF. so our actual numbers are also significantly lesser even if we match squadron for squadron.The 42 squadron requirement was from the 2000s. We need at least 55-60 squadrons if we want to effectively tackle China and Pakistan at the same time. 10 squadrons of AMCA, 15 of Tejas Mk.2 and replacing the Mig-21s, Mirage 2ks and Jaguars with Tejas Mk1A. If we have this by 2040, we would've done a decent job.
‘Not interested in warfare with Pakistan, rather be left alone to grow our economy,' Tharoor
View: https://youtu.be/eP89ysV9I0k
China may or may not go to a war with India, with the kind of geography we have with China at most it can make an aggressive land grabbing fight is in the North East. China India case is such that it cannot just bomb out Indian cities without getting any serious escalation from our side.China is likely to first confront India. The way the USA intervened on behalf of Pakistan, and the speed with which it reached a tariff agreement with China, has given Beijing new confidence. China now believes that, aside from some material support and limited intelligence sharing, the US will not significantly intervene in an India-China conflict.
China may choose to engage India first to test its military capabilities and strategies. Tibet and the surrounding geography offer a strategic advantage for launching a short, quick conflict aimed at boosting domestic and international confidence.
But, we are not adequately prepared. Our military focus has remained too Pakistan-centric, and our response to China's moves has been as dismissive as Pakistan’s typical reactions to India. I'm not saying we can't take them on—I believe we can. But we are not preparing fast enough, largely because we don't believe a confrontation is imminent or their reponse is going to be anything different from Pakistan. That mindset needs to change, and urgently.
Check these videos of interceptions over Sirsa . The claim is there were two interceptions of missiles flying to Delhi . The way debris are falling the interception must be at higher altitude.
View: https://x.com/curiositynsense/status/1924441557765333299
We should take this as BJP government's official policy. Their main focus is economy. Talks of capturing PoK are for domestic audience consumption only. surgical strike,balakot attack, operation sindoor are just to maintain Modi's strong man image. Beyond that ,Current government has no long term war/offensive plan
For China to boost domestic confidence, they must take either a big chunk of land- several thousand sq kms - or tawang and hold it. China only attacks if China is **SURE** it can do this. Because China runs a 100 Bn surplus with India per annum- thats 100 Bn per year into China's pocket from us - that will go up in a puff of smoke if China attacks us.China is likely to first confront India. The way the USA intervened on behalf of Pakistan, and the speed with which it reached a tariff agreement with China, has given Beijing new confidence. China now believes that, aside from some material support and limited intelligence sharing, the US will not significantly intervene in an India-China conflict.
China may choose to engage India first to test its military capabilities and strategies. Tibet and the surrounding geography offer a strategic advantage for launching a short, quick conflict aimed at boosting domestic and international confidence.
But, we are not adequately prepared. Our military focus has remained too Pakistan-centric, and our response to China's moves has been as dismissive as Pakistan’s typical reactions to India. I'm not saying we can't take them on—I believe we can. But we are not preparing fast enough, largely because we don't believe a confrontation is imminent or their reponse is going to be anything different from Pakistan. That mindset needs to change, and urgently.
China has one thing to offer and we do ally with China on this - climate cooperation, where the west tries to fuck over our industries with carbon tax BS and emissions crap. yes, its a marriage of convinience for now and as soon as china starts to transition to high income economy ( if it does), it will flip and go anti-climate for us, but for now, this is what China has to offer us. What China offers us, is more valuable by virtue of its existence - USA knows, it cant antagonise us TOO much, else we may be pushed into China's arms and certain US moves- like trying to get a base in Myanmar or Bangladesh- indo-chinese backyard- may just see some off the books cooperation between India and China-so China's main value to us, is to be a power-check on USA for us.China has nothing to offer, the US won't offer without us sacrificing autonomy or with heavy restrictions like they tried to put when we went for S400.
This is true, i forgot about this.Unlikely, Hamas still has positive feedback and many western governments back it, inspite of what they did on 7th October and then still keeping hostages.
Feminists will not decry Islam no matter what it does.
‘Not interested in warfare with Pakistan, rather be left alone to grow our economy,' Tharoor
View: https://youtu.be/eP89ysV9I0k
I have always had the same mindset, that we need to have a strong defensive posture against the Northern threat. But lately, I've started thinking that maybe our best defence would be to keep the Chinese on the backfoot. Be aggressive, cultivate a serious offensive ability against the Chinese.China may or may not go to a war with India, with the kind of geography we have with China at most it can make an aggressive land grabbing fight is in the North East. China India case is such that it cannot just bomb out Indian cities without getting any serious escalation from our side.
Our National Security aim should be -
1. Internal Security - finish off naxals, almost already done. then to solve the 0.5%, that is to kick out Bangladeshis, work on demographics issues and to reeducate gaddars, work on economy andother things to bring national unity and inclusivity. Internal security should be priority; empires are not defeated in war but are defeated by their own internal contradictions, whether you see the Mauryas or Roman empire or the latest USSR.
2. Pakistan and Bangladesh front should be made such that, Bangladesh is done and dusted in 3 days and completely reigned by end of week. And in case of Pakistan it should be 7-10 days of intense fight =, triggering its demise, followed by one or two weeks of campaigns to completely reign it post military defeat, so that we have enough time, energy and resource to fight a passive aggressive war against China.
3. China front should be a defensive posture taking help of geography. Our end goal with China is not to regain land, or for that matter neither it is China's 1000 year old civilisational war against us or us against them. Any fight against China is not going to be one that ends us. China will try to contain us, we will try to outcompete them. A 1000 year old history shows that war against India has never come from the north, it has always come from the west, for two reasons, one colonisation and two for religious conversion, either by Muslims or by Christian europe (now effectively United States). China will most likely help Pakistan, it will most likely whip up our contradictions, but would never have the same hatrade or cunningness as the other 2.
China has one thing to offer and we do ally with China on this - climate cooperation, where the west tries to fuck over our industries with carbon tax BS and emissions crap. yes, its a marriage of convinience for now and as soon as china starts to transition to high income economy ( if it does), it will flip and go anti-climate for us, but for now, this is what China has to offer us. What China offers us, is more valuable by virtue of its existence - USA knows, it cant antagonise us TOO much, else we may be pushed into China's arms and certain US moves- like trying to get a base in Myanmar or Bangladesh- indo-chinese backyard- may just see some off the books cooperation between India and China-so China's main value to us, is to be a power-check on USA for us.
This is true, i forgot about this.