1. If one follows Indian media she has been a super power a long time ago. But the truth has been told by Sashi Tharoor, MP, former UN diplomat, writer and intellectual. He says his country is not a Super Power but a Super Poor. Look at the fol indicators:
a. Let's take the mily component first. Where is the moral of an army whose Chief (including the new one) is going in and out of courts? Answer: In the boots, Sir.
b. What is the state of tanks, canons, rifles, aircraft carriers, fighters? Answer: Some tanks have the habit of falling into ditches. Canons are outdated according to the Chief. Rifles are awful as per media reports. Don't get the impression that IN has many many ACs. She has none in hand. The one meant to be scrapped by the Russians is being refitted for ever, and in the bargain one Sardar Commodore has also lost his job. The procuring process of aircraft is so mystical that these become old by the time they arrive; and begin crashing. The rate of crashes in IAF has placed it permanently on the Guinness Record.
b. How much of the land mass or the people of India are truly under control of GOI? Barely half.
c. How happy and cohesive are Indians? How strong are cast division, religious division, ethnic divide and linguistic differences? Pretty strong.
d. Who among India's neighbors will be supportive of her in case of a war? None. (Bhutan is under India's control for all practical purposes.)
e. Which neighbor will like to settle scores with an unsettled India? Which neighbor will like to redraw boundaries in case of a disintegration of India? Answer to both is: all.
f. If India is free then how come a foreigner is calling all the shots? Beats me. But she and her two sisters have so much of money in Swiss accounts that a general withdrawal may cause a run on the bank.
2. A nation that is internally weak, is a weak nation. Example is India.
PLEASE!! can you provide me with one, itty bitty, little credible Indian link which says their country is a superpower??
Or for that matter, can anybody who maintains this attitude??
India is described as a potential superpower....Can't you guys get the word "
potential" in your head???
This has been said time and again by the Indian at this forum, but strangely nobody ever seems to notice....
How much of the land mass or the people of India are truly under control of GOI? Barely half.
The only are out of GOI control are 1 or 2 districts in Orissa or Bihar.....they rest are "affected"......which means that there is a presence, which doesn't mean "controled"
How happy and cohesive are Indians? How strong are cast division, religious division, ethnic divide and linguistic differences? Pretty strong.
Well we seem to fare better than our neighbours atleast
Pakistan was said to be unified....30 years later result-BD
And I don't think I need to say anything about Sri Lanka....
I quote neighbours cause they are similiar countries with large populations
Who among India's neighbors will be supportive of her in case of a war? None. (Bhutan is under India's control for all practical purposes.)
Taking the latest Kargil conflict as example, ALL (except of course Pakistan, which is the only country with whom a war may be fought)
Let's take the mily component first. Where is the moral of an army whose Chief (including the new one) is going in and out of courts? Answer: In the boots, Sir.
b. What is the state of tanks, canons, rifles, aircraft carriers, fighters? Answer: Some tanks have the habit of falling into ditches. Canons are outdated according to the Chief. Rifles are awful as per media reports. Don't get the impression that IN has many many ACs. She has none in hand. The one meant to be scrapped by the Russians is being refitted for ever, and in the bargain one Sardar Commodore has also lost his job. The procuring process of aircraft is so mystical that these become old by the time they arrive; and begin crashing. The rate of crashes in IAF has placed it permanently on the Guinness Record.
That aircraft carrier is one more than any neighbour has, and the one which is never going to arrive is conducting sea trials and is going to be delivered by december 2012
The equipment is sub standard, true, but by our standards. By BD or Pakistan's standard all our equipment is perfectely fine....and dude canons were outdated in the 1890's. Nobody uses them anymore......And do you even know why migs have a high crash rate?? cause they are too powerful to be handled by rookies whom they are usually handed due to the absence of dedicated trainers until recentely......
If India is free then how come a foreigner is calling all the shots? Beats me. But she and her two sisters have so much of money in Swiss accounts that a general withdrawal may cause a run on the bank.
She holds an Indian passport and has been living in India for he last 20-30 years....that's good enough for us.....
India has achieved quite an applaudable growth during UPA 1....
