What has that got to do with me being a Jr Think Tank?
The reason i wrote my comment the way i did is as if something impossible has been achieved. I read the same on other Indian news article. Please explain to me how a C-130 deployed to do what it was designed to do related to an Airforce 'flexing it's muscle' ?
If IAF flew say, SU-30 over there and dropped some bombs towards China, yes i would say that is flexing the muscles, but c-130, seriously?
It's called 'Hercules' for a reason.
It will land where ever the hell it wants to land.
