Indian Military Aviation News and Discussion

[Arun_S]

[quote name='Mudy' date='02 May 2011 - 01:43 AM' timestamp='1304280355' post='111460']

Arun_s,

here is another article,

[url="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sanjaya-baru-onwinga-prayer/434100/"]Sanjaya Baru: On a wing and a prayer[/url]

The decision to make India’s choice of fighter jet a purely technical one was, in fact, political.

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The domestic political preoccupation of the leaders of the world’s largest democracies seems to have weakened the political foundation of an as yet evolving strategic partnership. That alone would explain the politics of a technical decision

PM MMS had a shameful role in pimpimg US pressures to IAF and MoD. PM MMS is even much more weakened after this "I dont-care" re-buff by MoD (that included choicest abuse).



Def Minister Shri A.K. Anthony and IAF held their guns, and eliminated the teens decisively.



MMS did try desperately till last moment to prostitute 40 year old teens.



This alone explains the politics of a technical decision !



Result was US was in state of shock and awe (no exaggeration).