The fact that all the advanced goodies are for Australia, nuclear subs, ships, f-35 , tomahawks etc. Australia is expected to fight China if it comes to it. The Indians on the other hand are a dumping ground for the west”s old generation tech ( F-16s, f-15 , f-18 etc. ) none of the really cool stuff except for naval surveillance. BECA gives US access to Indian surveillance data in the Indian Ocean this seems to be the only area US is interested in when it comes to India.
this seems to put India in a huge bind, on one side it has China and Pakistan to contend with on the other side it has an ally in the US that is known to leave its allies, Vietnam, Ukrainian, Georgia, Afghanistan , now France the list continues.
The question really is why does India not solve its border disputes with Pakistan , conduct a free and fare plebiscite in Kashmir, resolve its border disputes and be part of the growth in Asia propelling our people out of poverty.
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