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2007-07-07 India-Pakistan

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Posted by John Frum 2007-07-07 16:55|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 India reveals new missiles

This works for me.. Puts more pressure on China and its kissing ~~condom~~ cousin, Pak Land.

Posted by RD">RD 2007-07-07 17:13|| 2007-07-07 17:13|| Front Page Top

#2 India has an open invitation from Vietnam for any number of "port calls" it wishes - a legacy of the Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 1979. India is also cozying up to Taiwan.

Indian warships have conducted patrols in the South China sea. Expect to see nuclear armed Indian submarines patrolling off the Chinese coast.

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-07 17:21|| 2007-07-07 17:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Indian warships have conducted patrols in the South China sea. Expect to see nuclear armed Indian submarines patrolling off the Chinese coast.

John, Has Japan and India explored any formal defence agreements visa vi China?

/~~Vietnam's ports, it still sickens me to think about them.~~

Posted by RD">RD 2007-07-07 18:01|| 2007-07-07 18:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I cannot say how I knew. But look back at my posts saying we needed to ally with India. they go back a LONG ways.

About time India was able to have enough confidence in their programs to announce them.

Now we need to get all those US backed factories in China moved to India. heh.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-07-07 19:22|| 2007-07-07 19:22|| Front Page Top

#5 In any contest between the ChiComs and the Hindu engineering geeks with pocket protectors, my money's on the Hindus.

Posted by Mike 2007-07-07 19:59|| 2007-07-07 19:59|| Front Page Top

#6 well, that, along with the heroic efforts of the Flyash Liberation Army, means 3 Gorges is a short-term resource

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-07-07 20:18|| 2007-07-07 20:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Has Japan and India explored any formal defence agreements visa vi China?

Nothing close to an agreement. They've started a process of joint exercises that may go somewhere.

Some of the SIGINT stuff that India has was supplied by Japan.

Posted by John Frum 2007-07-07 20:45|| 2007-07-07 20:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Now we need to get all those US backed factories in China moved to India.

No matter how archaic Indian import / export law may be, it's better that we do business with a real democracy than stinking China. So much the better if India also recognizes Taiwan. If the Taiwanese were running mainland China, we probably wouldn't stand a chance in the open market.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-07 23:37|| 2007-07-07 23:37|| Front Page Top

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