You have raised a very interesting question jimmy. I wonder about the same question everyday.jimmy_moh wrote:that means we should have at least one advanced weapon than our enemies ...VijayKumarSinha wrote:
This video shows how F117 nighthawks were used to surprise the Iraqis, who had the 5th largest Air force in the..................stalemate for 10 years.
In our case, I would like to imagine that the Brahmos could do a similar job for us against at least our beloved neighbours to the west.
but is this enough to counter against china..?
Firstly, I believe that in every single war in human history it has been the effectiveness of what you consider to be your most potent weapon that has won the war for you. Often, that weapon is the fastest element. Spears, over rocks, Arrows over Spears, Rifle over arrow, Cannon over rifle and so on. So the fact of the matter is F117 was faster than MIG29's and the French aircrafts that Iraq had because the Iraqi's didn't know what hit them until it was too late to react.
Secondly, I think there is only one thing in the Indian arsenal that is capable of successfully defeating China and that is Moral. Also, how is the Chinese moral? Are they willing to sacrifice like they did in South Korea? If they are then the most common surname in India won’t be Kumar, Patel, Sharma or Singh, It will be Vijay Han Wang from then on. If something has changed in China since then and they lack moral well then, you can look forward to more frequent pilgrimage to Man Sarovar.
You can most definitely kill an enemy with moral and most importantly destroy his will to fight you ever again (which is the ideal goal of warfare) Are we Indians willing to sacrifice a million soldiers like the Russians did in Stalingrad alone? Are we willing to lose 3 million people or 27% of our population like Vietnam? Would we have continued fighting in Kargil if the body count had been what it was in the first few weeks? Or, would we have permanently given up that territory and fallen back deeper into our own territory writing songs about how we were stabbed in the back again.
I want to reiterate my firm belief to the Jingos that the very moment the Iblis that is Pakistan recovers from its current disturbances it will once again come back to destroy us.
I don't want this to be another set of convoluted ideas so I will shut up but not before saying that every time in Islamic history if the Arabs and those that follow that same ideology had a chance of capturing territory they have done so in a heart beat. After which they concoct an elaborate set of facts to justify that. And what have we done?
Only an Ashoka style victory of the Punjab and sindh regions but one without any sorrow would end this Fitnah once and for all. Or as Shri Shri Shri Bharat Varma jee likes to say we will keep meeting them in Panipat. And I would like to add keep losing the 2nd battle and consequently the war after winning the first battle.
These questions keep me awake at night.