02-27-2010, 10:55 PM
Quote:PLAAF has mostly Russian fighters. If you take them away, PLAAF is pretty much a sitting duck.
Bharat, why do you think a country like China is going to end up in a dogfight, The (C.I.A.) reportedly believes that China has 13 of its 18 CSS-4 long-range strategic missiles pointed at U.S. cities. Let alone fight China, which country is fingering it (China) with its mega tonnage TN multiple warhead punch? It has 10 nuclear powered submarines with long range missiles on the prowl in international waters.
On the contrary India is a sitting duck even with its Sukhois, and Brahmos intact because we have NFU policy and we are not in a position to annihilate China with a shock n awe, whereas they can if they so want with their better tested arsenal n resolve. Pound for pound China has an edge over India!
US has repeatedly fingered India starting from telling it not 2 test, dont go 4 ICBM more than 5000 KM, dont make war with Pakistan, and many other indirect acts like telling Malaysia to refrain from going to use our rocket for satelite use, telling Russia to not ship cyro engines, while china has shipped many missiles and related technology to Iran. China is a UN P5 member, they have leverage in internation power matrix, India is not.
China reportedly test-launches a JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a submarine at sea toward an inland test range, where is India on SLBM? Well I am not saying India is a infant, but it has to go a long way with foreigners (Antonia maina types) at the helm.
Just 4 an example: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has found a huge sum of Rs 50,000 crore unaccounted for and 'missing' from the Central government coffers (last year), thats about 10.5 BILLION dollars - where is this money - why is honest M M Sing khamosh? who got these humongous funds ultimately?
When it comes to nation building (defense included) every penny counts - If u r short by a penny (bank statement) to make it to a million, U wont be called a Millionaire, go n deposit the penny to be called a millionaire. Indian politicians are corrupt n crooks, in China they will be shot at point blank range.
Get a bigger picture Pally.....