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India and the US share an increasingly warm relationship and it is visible in tighter defense ties. Days after India’s cabinet committee on security approved the creation of a new military corps of 50,000 troops near its border with China, India shared its strategic perspective with a top US general.

US Army Chief General Raymond T. Odierno met Defense Minister A.K Antony and his counterpart General Bikram Singh on Wednesday in South Block. He was privy to a 20-minute presentation on India’s security analysis of the volatile Af-Pak region and China, said defense sources.

India has been largely focused on its border with Pakistan, but plans for creating a new mountain strike corps costing $11 billion over seven years, shows India is now paying attention to the disputed Sino-Indian boundary.

Analysts say India’s decision to create a strike corps has been in the offing for over two years and reflects India’s growing concern that China is becoming increasingly assertive in its territorial claims. China claims 90,000 square kilometers of land in Arunachal Pradesh.

In April, there was a three-week stand-off on the disputed Sino-Indian border after Chinese soldiers brazenly pitched tents inside Ladakh.

India has fought a brief border war with China in 1962 and three with Pakistan, but not against both countries at once. India, however, can’t ignore the fact that China and Pakistan are regional allies. It mustn’t let its guards down and should ideally be prepared for a war on two fronts.

It would take five to seven years for a new mountain corps to be formed fully, as large numbers of soldiers would need to be recruited and trained for combat at high altitudes, say military planners.

US Army Chief Odierno also traveled to Udhampur on Thursday where he received another military assessment on regional security from Lt General Sanjiv Chachra who heads India’s northern command.

The US sees India as an important part of the Obama administration’s pivot to Asia. US Vice President Joe Biden’s four-day visit to Delhi and Mumbai, which followed Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip by just a few weeks, was aimed squarely at strengthening economic and defense ties.

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China has steadily developed infrastructure along the disputed Sino-Indian border. It has also boosted military spending and expanded its navy to rival the US and to fight territorial disputes with a number of East Asian countries including Vietnam and the Philippines in the South China Sea.

Both India and the US share the common goal of not wanting an Asia that is dominated by China. Biden travelled from New Delhi to Singapore where both he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used visits to Singapore on Friday to press for action to ease rising tensions in disputed Asian waters where China is increasingly asserting territorial claims.

China has in recent months stepped up military patrols in the South China Sea, prompting the US to carry out joint naval maneuvers with allies in the resource-rich waters. India’s increasing role in the Asia-Pacific has been supported by the US which is the region’s premier naval power.

Since 2001, the US and India have conducted over 40 joint military exercises. In 2007, Singapore, Japan and Australia joined the US and India in “Malabar 2007,” which was one of the largest multilateral naval exercises ever held in the Bay of Bengal, prompting Beijing to issue demarches to all five participating countries.

According to defence experts, from China’s point of view, the coming together of these five navies marked the beginning of a loose anti-China naval barrier in the Indian Ocean region.

China has also advanced its influence in the region, with allies like North Korea, Pakistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It has established itself as a growing, and sometimes bullying, power in the Pacific, particularly in East Asia. Most countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have festering territorial disputes with China.

China has warned India away from exploration projects in the South China Sea. Much to China’s annoyance, India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp., plans to drill for oil in the international waters and India has signed joint agreements with Vietnam on energy projects in the South China Sea.

According to the government’s assessment, China’s unease stems from India having taken up exploration activity in an area close to Hainan, where a Chinese nuclear submarine base is located.

India is not going to be a traditional ally of the US, but they share the objective to structure a stable balance of power in Asia. Four thousandWikiLeaks cables from the US embassy in New Delhi reveal an increasingly warm relationship. Although, there are issues on which the two countries differ, such as Iran and several areas of tension – including US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan – but, on the whole, the relationship is good.

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China is solely responsible for the creation of $11 billion mountain strike corps of 50,000 soldiers supported by armored and aviation division.India did not approve the corp for few years but china's action made it easy.Good
 
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India is going to need:

50+ apaches

50+ chinooks

300+ m777

1500+ 155/52 arty

1000+ AA guns

Just for the Tibetan border.
 
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Too little too late ! We need to mass produce Tejas , Arjun MK 2 , Pinaka Mk2 , AA Guns , Mainly Roads should be developed at faster phase . China is dreaming if its Thinking that India is just a Push Over ! Worst Move by China. China dont even have war experience too,. India can deliver with what it has got.

Indian Airforce must make up its mind over Tejas . When its ready to fly Mig 21 for next 6+ Year which is bulllllShhhIt . Indian Armed forces must be told to fight and live with what we can Make .Atleast step by step !If India can develop Space technology, Nuclear submarine , range of missile , now Astra and Guided bombs and many more . What we lack is good leader Ship ,. If Hal missed it timeline the head of HAL should be sacked and striped from his benefits . India can win CHina only if We can produce our own need .Forget about export atleast make weapons for our armed forces ! PERIOD !:devil:
 
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New sheriff in town.
Sure something is going on. But same with Pakistan and China . I read some where that US want India to upgrade its weapon system from Land based to Sea Based. Can smell something getting cooked in Asia . Recent development : US relaxed Japan's arms export to India , Kept mum with Agni 5 , SOLD its best war machines to India From AH 64 ,Chinook ,m777 ,c130 j ,C17 Anti tank missile .No wonder US might sell A/C to India may Be . All the above i mentioned was just a dream a 10 years ago . Its War now. Or Its to Contain Chinese
 
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Good thats What US want... push India... sell their weapons... Start War Engine.. and make this region in ***** mess... Good work USA! India is with you ...

US is coming to turn India becoming next Afghanistan. That's it.

abhe nahe maaneegay new new hein is game may ... ahista ahista yehi C17, Apache, Chinook etc ke deals pe aglay 10 saloon may galyaan nikaal rahay hoongay kay hamnay ye Deals ki he kyoon sare so called INDEPENDENT policy ke ****** ....
 
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Most Indian members here are denying China's incursion, yet why you are all supporting this hostility against China? :coffee:
Dude no one denied Chinese incrusion . But why in the name of god China came inside indian territory and went away lol. End of the day u made fool of urself . Sending panic to all SCS countries which in turn will upgrade their armed forces .BIG LOL :omghaha:

US is coming to turn India becoming next Afghanistan. That's it.
U must take some rest and have cup of Coffee and think wthr u must check ur brain with Doc . Normal person wont think about Changing India into next pakistan or Afganistan :wave:
 
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Good thats What US want... push India... sell their weapons... Start War Engine.. and make this region in ***** mess... Good work USA! India is with you ...
At the end of the day India need these weapons anyway. US defence system by far better than any Russian or Chinese So. India must ask for 1 Nimitz Class A/C with Mix of F35 L II and F 18 . India ready to pay for the best, Which China cant and defo not Pakistan
 
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Dude no one denied Chinese incrusion . But why in the name of god China came inside indian territory and went away lol. End of the day u made fool of urself . Sending panic to all SCS countries which in turn will upgrade their armed forces .BIG LOL :omghaha:

Those so-called Chinese incursions are bullsh1t that being cooked up by the Indian tabloid.

Some Chinese members did troll you guys with those stuffs, but most of us don't even buy this bullsh1t.

We have heat with Japan, why are going to cause more trouble?

There is only one possibility, India wanna again backstab China because she is now having a heat conflict with Japan, those so-called incursions will further justify your incursion on Tibet. :coffee:
 
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U must take some rest and have cup of Coffee and think wthr u must check ur brain with Doc . Normal person wont think about Changing India into next pakistan or Afganistan :wave:

At the end of the day India need these weapons anyway. US defence system by far better than any Russian or Chinese So. India must ask for 1 Nimitz Class A/C with Mix of F35 L II and F 18 . India ready to pay for the best, Which China cant and defo not Pakistan

I have no comment, realizing, Indians have seen alot of Bollywood movies and thinking of fantasy world. Let's go back to square one please.
 
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Most Indian members here are denying China's incursion, yet why you are all supporting this hostility against China? :coffee:

Even with all the fanfare, India would still be behind China in border infra and troop numbers along Sino-Indian border. There is an entire military district facing India, while from Indian side, police patrols LAC.

China has better infrastructure for troop movement, entire border is modernized. India never objected on what China did on its side. So there should not be a problem if India takes a step to even the odds.
 
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Even with all the fanfare, India would still be behind China in border infra and troop numbers along Sino-Indian border. There is an entire military district facing India, while from Indian side, police patrols LAC.

China has better infrastructure for troop movement, entire border is modernized. India never objected on what China did on its side. So there should not be a problem if India takes a step to even the odds.

Your troublemaking media is going to lead your nation into deep trouble.

India will gain nothing from the hostility towards China.
 
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