Fact is China already had become a culprit there by building Islands there by permanently making enemies out of all the nations situated there.
Also giving USA a chance to establish bases in all of those small countries.
pretty sure they had bases there anyways. Besides, I never understood the Indian's problem with China and Sri Lanka. If you are strong enough, you are strong enough.
If the US has no bases right now in Asia, period, we are still no match for them, if they do have bases in Asia and we can match them ship for ship, what does it matter if they have bases or not.
As to permanent enemies, Americans waterboarding Filipinos and Japanese killing and raping them, Americans dropping Agent Orange on Vietnam and the rest of the imperialistic crap that happened in Asia, just shows nothing is permanent.
You do remember before 1962 Pakistan and China were "enemies," immediately after 62, we are friends and now look at us. Things change just that quickly, especially if it's a country like China that has tons to offer.
That is how you become a blue water navy. By actually acting like one, not talking like one.
pretty sure you do that by having more and better ships, but then that's just one way of doing it. If we go by "actions" the Philippines is a blue water navy, pretty sure they said they can win a naval conflict with us with 2 fishing boat and a row boat.
India is a regional power and her presence in Southeast Asia is part of her Look East Policy. I believe India can play a valuable mediator in said region.
Let's go for it!
Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!
Any concrete plans? What ships to send, how much money to spend, how would the Indian navy change the equation, be specific.
Side note, did you take classes with Bill Clinton? Lol, sounds like his Monica speech.
