[Them two get to fighting and its gonna really be something to watch.
The Gurkhas come to mind. Although they are a branch of the UK military forces, they are also within the Indian forces.]
India’s problem is somewhat understandable - its moribund governments have stuck it to foreign investors pretty much since India’s independence on the premise that foreigners are evil. Therefore, foreign investors must be squeezed dry of any benefit they derive from investing in India. Given the high risk and the marginal benefit, foreign investors have therefore steered clear of India. This is why India has lagged China for 40 years in economic growth, to the point that China’s output per capita is 5x India’s. How do you keep up, defense-wise, against a country whose economy is 5x yours?
The bottom line is that China will crush India if nobody comes to India’s aid. That’s where we come in. Between bankrolling the Indians and supplying them, I think we can even the odds. All India needs to do is supply the manpower. I think it’s fair that they should do so, given that this is Indian land they’re fighting for.
Its partially true
Years ago postcolonial India wanted nothing
of the West-while not allies of Moscow
per se they tread a socialist path and
were nonaligned They also insisted
upon majority ownership of every venture
which disincented the IBMs
We the US threw in our lot with the Pakis,
who kept getting their butts kicked by
India so they went to the CCP for nukes
“The bottom line is that China will crush India”
Like the Mongols did?
India will whip China’s ass like the Mongols found out.
The only one in history that managed to handle India would be Alexander the Great. And even he did not take the whole country.
India also has nukes and would not hesitate to use them in China or her proxy Pakistan. Nukes could be flying three ways if a real conflict breaks out.