Posted on 01/28/2007 10:18:55 PM PST by CarrotAndStick
Thanks for the post I helped upgrade Aegis. It is nice to know some results.
Let's not upgrade the ension there. Taht is bad for everyone.
Missile Defense.
As in, if anyone else is bothered (read China, or in your case, Pakistan) let them develop their defense systems.
The Indian navy needs beefing up. It needs to be larger to be an effective ally.
Hey didn't Bill Clinton do the same thing with China about 10 years ago ???
I wonder if we'd get the tech for Brahmos or some of the other neat missiles they have. Although we certainly have the ability to "see" farther at sea, I don't know why we use the Harpoon which is moderately sized and has modest range. Certainly we could do better (although I realize at lot of it is that our air arm would do most of the anti-ship work).
Good. India is one of the U.S.'s most important allies, and we need to make sure they stay our friends and stay strong.
The US could probably make a missile better than the Brahmos in less than a week, if they don't have something similar already!
From what's been said in Indian papers,the chances of the AEGIS/SM-2 combo doesn't seem to bright given that India has opted to codevelop the Barak-2 long-range SAM with Israel for their future ships.They have radar system called the EL/M-2248 MF STAR.
http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/may06-59.php
If one country has missile defense and its enemy doesn't, the first country, especially when it has hegemonic ambitions anyway, will be much more inclined to use its missiles. You provide missile defense to both sides or to no one.
India is not an ally and never has been. It's doen NOTHING to support the War on Terror except give it lip service. It has a long record of anti-Americanism dating from the time when it first became independent. It has tried to organize countries like Red China, Russia, Iraq, Libya, Serbia, and others into a security alliance "to stop the U.S." It has sold heavy water to Iran. Now it tlks a good game about wanting to be an ally, but India cannot be trusted, given its record and given its long history of hegemonic ambitions in the subcontinent.
Ta Da....the Kahalistani Looby is back...how much are they paying you for posting on FR? Your dream of Khalistan are gone, done away with!
First of all, it's not "MY" dream. It doesn't affect me one way or teh other. But I am concerned about my counry cozying up to yours and to other countries that want to play "ally" then stab us in the back for their own ambitions.
Furthermore, your remark that "Khalistan are gone, done away with" fails to aknowledge the major rallies and marches that have taken place in Punjab in support of independence. It fails to take into account the seminars and otehr events in support of Khalistan. It fails to account for the opportunistic Punjab politicians who are moving towards the Khalistani position. The fact is that the Indian regime is so scared of the Khalistan movement that in 2005 and in 2006, people were actually arrested for making speeches in support of Khalistan and raising the Khalistani flag. And the Movement Against State Repression says that over 52,000 Sikhs are being held as political prisoners. In 2005, the Punjab Legislative Assembly explicitly declared Punjab's sovereignty.
Just because you and your firends can't stir up any more of your covert state terrorism to give yourselves an excuse for more bloodshed, it doesn't mean that the movement is dead.
More Khalistani drivel-BURP!!!
Saw it... lol! There's more on the cruise-missile article you posted.
The key country about which Indian military is concerned is Pakistan which happen to be an ally of US for a very long time. In case of Indian/Pakistani conflict one can expect the US deliveries to India be suspended (in the name of neutrality).
Does it make any military sense for India?
Listen you peverted goofball...I was in Punjab a few weeks ago...Not a single Sikh supports Khalistan. There was no rally...show me a news report of even one. I went to a Lhori celebration in Dallas last week, not one Sikh there talked about Khalistan...you are terror supporter...nothing less! You should be banned from this site!
complete the sentence liar. The sovereignty was over the water supply. Haryana, a neighbouring state was asking the central government to force Punjab to release more water for Haryan's farmers.
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