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You are comparing apples to oranges mate. China is not the USA and India is not China so your simple analogies do not apply. The USA, like much of the Western World, with perhaps Australia and Germany aside, is experiencing years, some decades, of near zero economic growth. Their finite...

Impressive CG of Liaoning CBG operating with J-15s. Real fan boy stuff but impressive nonetheless. Love the paint jobs on the J-15s. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDg3MjA3MDQ0.html

May I ask exactly what you think I'm assuming? That India has structural problems? That Indian growth rate will also slow down once its economic size approaches China's size? Are you saying these are unreasonable assumptions? While I agree nobody stays at the top forever and economies and World...

Like Audio mentioned above about NATO interoperability, economics may not also be the only stumbling block of some countries from getting access to fifth generation fighters. That's why I said political reasons may also be a factor as both Russia and China have less restrictions about who they...

Also true, but you are also assuming that, in this case, India, will not encounter the same economic resistance that China faces, once its economy has grown to a certain size. From all I've seen, China has been better at negotiating economic road-bumps than India has so far. I'm not saying India...

I'm talking more broadly of Western media reports from a multitude of so called China experts. Just Google them, there are tons of them.

Very true indeed. You have to also realise that in 2030, China's economy will be by far the largest in the World and will be much larger than it is today, so growth rates will inevitably fall because it's much harder to maintain high growth rates of a far larger economy. A 1% growth rate in 2030...

I've been reading these so called official 'intelligence' reports for decades, saying China will collapse or falter in its economic miracle. I think all these Western-originated reports are no more than domestically-targeted propaganda to make ourselves feel better. That a perceived system that...

I don't think any of the participating countries will be jumping ship to get the PAK-FA, J-20 or J-31 but developing countries in Asia and Latin America might seek them out as more viable options, both from a economic and political viewpoint.

Don't think any decision has been made yet with regards to the final figure we will be procuring but with our worsening economic outlook, I expect the numbers to be reduced by quite a bit. We need to sort out our economy before worrying about how many F-35s we will be buying, sadly.

Yeah, it looks a great aircraft but maybe they are trying to do too much with it and making it prohibitively expensive to buy and maintain. I agree China and Russia are offering much more cost-effective alternatives, maybe not as good, but nearly as good but much more affordable. I still...

by Alicia Freese | December 11, 2012 Canada canceled its order for 65 F-35 fighter jets last week. The Ottawa Citizen reported on Dec. 6 that the decision was prompted by the upcoming release of an audit revealing that the life-cycle cost of the aircrafts will be much higher than originally...

Copy or not, if it protects your country, it doesn't matter. India needs to get away from this noble notion that playing fair will get you respect because it will not. All countries engage in espionage and it's commonly accepted that you do what you have to do to get whatever intelligence you...

No one will know if the Chinese claims are accurate or not until they are tested in a real conflict scenario. I have no reason not to believe the Chinese, but like many military followers, I will reserve judgement on them until they have been used in anger. Not that I want China to go to war...

China's J-15 fighter superior to Russian Su-33 (People's Daily Online) 08:52, December 06, 2012 On Nov. 25, 2012, China's carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet has successfully undergone a series of sailing and technological tests on the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, marking a great...

Yeah, on a very limited number lines mainly connecting London in the South-East, we have some Javelin trains running. But most of our railway network is running with relatively old trains and ran at very low speeds because the tracks aren't up to coping with high speed trains. We pay some of the...

Wow, those trains look impressive. Wish we had trains as good as this in Britain. Our railways, for a delevoped country, are appalling and fares way too expensive. China are putting most of the World to shame with their amazing railways.

Being a defense expert doesn't make you immune to being biased and partisan. US analysts and experts of course are not immune to patriotism and favouritism. An expert from any country will always be more familiar with their own country's defense and military capabilities and no matter how...

Sensible words. The biggest enemy India faces at the moment is not outside of India but are instead the cronies in charge of India, who look out for themselves before the country. The ex-army General in the OP is probably one of those who have reaped the rewards of lobbying for more public funds...