AUSTERLITZ
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You are correct - A hypothetical Chinese CBG would be nowhere close to a USN CBG in capabilities. However, I also think there's little to no chance of a Chinese carrier battlegroup fighting in India's backyard either. What would be the ultimate goal of something like that? China has declared core interests and the Indian Ocean is decidedly not on that list. Frankly, I think a Chinese/Indian clash at sea is highly unlikely unless it took place in the SCS. China simply has no interest in the Indian Ocean in which case it would be an Indian CBG versus a Chinese CBG plus Chinese assets from Hainan and whatever Chinese airfields existed in the Spratley's at that time.
True enough.I agree an indo china naval war is very remote possibility,and that itself would be mission accomplished for us.Keeping the PLAN out of the IOR will be objective achieved as far as In is concerned.An indian expeditionary force SCS would be suicide and out of the question as well.
The only ultimate goal i can think of for PLAN forces in IOR maybe to break a potential IN blockade on the malacca chokepoint on chinese oil tankers in case of a indo china land war.