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US eyes Port Blair as new drone base
Mark my words, this will never happen. India is no Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia
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US eyes Port Blair as new drone base
That is not true. US troops does not have diplomatic immunity outside of the bases. US troops are under the local jurisdiction if commit a crime.
Do the Chinese worry when they assist the Pakistanis? I see no reason for India to offer up a courtesy not being offered to it in return.
No they dont and thats precisely where we assist Vietnam and its mutual. But this may blow little out of proportion and will put us directly in the line of Japan visa viz China. To be honest Japanese have more upperhand than us while dealing wiwth China and our military might and morale is not upto the mark yet to confront Chinese at that level.
That is why we weigh up the positives (what we stand to gain, what U.S. is offering etc) and the negatives & make that decision. If India were getting a substantial benefit, I personally would not be opposed to an agreement with the U.S. I'm not as bothered about the Chinese reacting angrily, we have already got a taste without such a provocation. See the Chinese reaction to our PM's visit to Japan. More lectures but they want us to accept their "enviable" friendship with Pakistan, about time they were made to accept our "enviable" friendship with Japan, U.S. etc.
To all US fanboys, hollywood infected kiddos and American @** lickers:
This will not happen.
Its against the policies of the GOI.
And even if a Union Government wants to do such BS, it won be able to do it because of the oppositions resistance.
Imagine the political turmoil from countless groups within India.
That is why we weigh up the positives (what we stand to gain, what U.S. is offering etc) and the negatives & make that decision. If India were getting a substantial benefit, I personally would not be opposed to an agreement with the U.S. I'm not as bothered about the Chinese reacting angrily, we have already got a taste without such a provocation. See the Chinese reaction to our PM's visit to Japan. More lectures but they want us to accept their "enviable" friendship with Pakistan, about time they were made to accept our "enviable" friendship with Japan, U.S. etc.
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Think very clearly. The Americans are not in the habit of vacating any region where they get a toe-hold in leave alone a foothold.
We have survived for 70 years without anyone coming down to save us, we can do the same for a very long time. There are many ways to see China become amenable but give a base to the US on sovereign Indian territory, I didn't get the memo where we'd changed the name of our nation to Pakistan.
It is not about India becoming pakistan... what i am trying to say is just because we have not looked at certain things in the past doesnot mean that we have to shoot down ideas without giving thought... It will need careful study of feasibility, pros and cons of such a move.. but door should not be closed down just for the sake of it...
Also remeber in 1971, it was soviet union that stood between India and US,China led force.. if not then may be outcome would have been different. Even in Mahabharat, Lord krishna ha asked arjun to visit the entire Indian landscape to form alliances against kaurav to prepare for the war that was coming...
It would be foolhardy, to do things alone... Alliances cannot be a bad thing if enough thought is given .... that is all i am saying...
One must study the situation of U-2 spyplane taking off from Pakistan during cold-war as a case study to weigh the pros and cons.
I doubt India will agree to this though.
Alliances are not bad..but alliances can also be made without handing over bases. One is not the sine qua non for the other to occur. That's all I am saying man.
I think a lot of members here have forgotten how during Iraq War I, US bombers sought to use Indian soil for technical stops (from Guam and onwards to Iraq). How the government of India was then riled by the opposition and citizens alike.
Not saying it was right or wrong. A nation must use options to its best advantage