Re: Indian Military and Weapons....

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These are very good points Mr. Navin!  I like your idea of improving defensive
weapons before going offensive.  I also feel that a good Missile program can
deter attacks on India by retarding air superiority and surveillance
capabilities of the enemy.

The fundamental problem here is that neither the arms dealers nor the
manufacturers of weapons in India are held accountable for the tax money that
they are paid!!  May be, this issue should be addressed first?

Sincerely,
Vamsi M.

NavinK@Gafri.com wrote:

> Some reasons why India can't do the same:
>
> 0. Let's get this first in our heads: we don't have the military
> capability
> to launch a sustained campaign against anybody. WE JUST DON'T HAVE WHAT
> IT
> TAKES! Please repeat that a 1000 times!
> 1. Pakistan in not run by disorganised bunch of psychos: it is a nuclear
>
> weapons state with a very disciplined armed forces.
> 2. India is not seen as a "civilized" country. Bloodshed and mayhem are
> thought to be part of the package that we have to put up with.
> 3. Westerners don't really give a damn about Indian lives and Indian
> democracy. We can't get their support.
> 4. We don't have Arab allies. US too would have found it difficult if
> Saudi
> Arabia and other countries in that region had not consented.
> 5. Our economy cannot take a war. Those investors in Dalal Street will
> grab
> their money and run for cover.
>
> So, all that we can do is this:
> 0. We should just make our defences strong and impregnable. Since we
> can't
> go on an offensive, defend well: we may be able to save many lives.
> 1. Have a better crisis response process. Arm our forces with better
> weapons
> and train them to use them effectively. Most of our cops carry the .303
> muskets with bayonets that were used in the world war!
> 2. And for god's sake, induce some amount of paranoia in our simple
> Indian
> minds. As a race we seem to be nonchalant about our security.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: srinupi@yahoo.com [mailto:srinupi@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 12:57 PM
> To: debate@indiapolicy.org
> Subject: US foreign policy in Southeast Asia....
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> So the US can cross any border and kill any number of civillians to
> crush "terrorism" but India cannot do the same even if that border is
> next to it?!!
>
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=970298091
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