Read up on the history. KPK territory was never part of British India. Rather, it was the Frontier area NWFP.
Rather difficult to keep those fellows for a long time.
Ah! Fighting for your own survival and still threatening India? This is why Pakistan is where it is.
Us? We are having...
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Islamists are getting crazy. World needs to kill a few thousand of these madmen.
No one wants to talk peace with you.. Who gave you that idea. MMS might make a few noises under US prodding.
Indians are uniformly and strongly hostile to Pak.
Ultimately self reliance is the way to go. Toys are good for a small skirmish, but own stuff, even 2nd rate, is needed for a long war.
The Army is equally a culprit with their penchant for things foreign. If you dont try indigenous stuff, how will it ever evolve and improve. Tejas / Arjun all...
There is no double standard. Kashmir's Maharaja acceded to India. The Nizam never acceded to Pakistan.
Loss of Kashmir is the Punishment given to Muslims for dividing India so that there is always a sense of incompleteness and they are not able to gloat.
Unfortunately, your condescending and faux expert tone is not supported by the sophomoric quality of your response. And why does it rile you so much if one strikes a discordant note amongst your cheer leading orgy. This is a defense form, which means that matters strategic should be discussed...
DRDA has not really covered itself with glory...what with missed deadlines and shoddy quality..
Of course it must be said that R&D funds are abysmally low.
What problems do you perceive with private involvement ?
Thats what I m asking . What for? What are India's strategic interests in being a true Blue Water navy? Do we have any example...even one example of a power which was both a land and a sea power? Is it sustainable even?
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Sorry! Money is certainly a great concern. India's def budget hasn't...