India and China are classic examples of what happens when the force of exponential growth starts butting up against the wall of limited resources.
Actually it is about time that countries that are not aggressively evil start to participate in their own defense more. Too many countries have relied on us too much. Evil is such a strong force in the world that every decent country is needed to defend against it.
India can do both of these things. We cannot.
India is a superpower. We are a used-to-be.
It is common knowledge that with the existing setup and infrastructure opening two fronts to say the least is far fetched. It perhaps exists only in the mind of Gen.Deepak Kapoor. While one is witnessing a positive change in the policy one cannot help but worry about the inordinate delay in weapons procurement and slow pace of infrastructure development particularly in NEFA.
List if either of you are about.
How did it become the responsibility of the United States to maintain peace and security in Asia? While we do have treaty obligations to certain countries, responsibility for all of Asia is a little much to expect.