tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post6907683912118587802..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: In the era of Donald Trump, India-US defence ties change tackBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-15818316139407938512017-04-30T21:55:21.301-07:002017-04-30T21:55:21.301-07:00FYI -
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pakista...FYI - <br /><br />http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pakistan-qamar-javed-bajwa-kashmir-political-struggle-india/1/942199.html<br /><br />Hope that you have learned the truth about your sources, truth, using, and censoring opinions...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-47034907396481769832017-04-27T00:32:23.981-07:002017-04-27T00:32:23.981-07:00The recurring mention of indo-US ties, COMCASA etc...The recurring mention of indo-US ties, COMCASA etc on this site is getting boring.<br /><br />The americans believe in one prime policy - to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy. They do this through the policy of balancing one country against the other. Pakistan is used to balance india and india is/will be used to balance china. The problem for the US is that indian policy makers witnessed and understood this first hand during the death on lakhs on bangaldeshi hindus.<br /><br />Today, India refuses to follow america's instructions. It refuses to balance china. The russians too want china to grow. Both the indians and russians share a common goal. The question is, will china fall to opportunism and turn against india and russia? The US thinks this is so...<br /><br />Fearing a china-russia co-operation, trump plans to do a nixon. Back in 1971, when india refused to stop and changed geography, nixon was forced to travel to china. This partnership with Us-china was arranged by none other than the pakistanis. The aftermath of 71 prompted the US to develop china. During this period, the americans initiated unprecedented technology transfer to china(assembly lines, military complex etc). Now trump wants to do the same. It is unclear what the US will give to china this time.<br /><br />Regarding the indo-US relationship and its lobbyists, I don't know what caused them to become so blind. Understand this... there are only two real super powers in the world. If you want to stop the will on one(america), you can only that through the other(russia). The rest(india, china, pakistan etc) are mere pawns in the game.<br /><br />You think rafales and f16s can stop the americans from doing what they have been doing since the 50s?SachinWRTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-41088777595906399502017-04-26T00:54:57.368-07:002017-04-26T00:54:57.368-07:00Waiting for COMCASA to be signed . Waiting for COMCASA to be signed . NJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604592397715954025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-86171835160956372872017-04-24T22:49:35.574-07:002017-04-24T22:49:35.574-07:00Hello Ajai,
How are you? Its been years I commen...Hello Ajai,<br /><br />How are you? Its been years I commented on your articles, funny enough, I choose this article to critic as it mentions Trump.<br />For starters, I would like this article broken down to many topics. The article first mentions some facts like Mcmasters visit, and quickly jumps(->) to New Delhi's expected change (does not say what change it wants) -> trump executive orders ->India -Pakistan -kashmir mediation -> Trump's understaffed administration -> single engine F16 vs Gripen competition -> Sino India relations -> US India Operational Cooperation. Have read the article twice, but still did not get a point you are trying to make. I only important quote which was worthy (I still do not understand what this article is trying to point the reader at) to remember was this, <br /><br />“The Trump team wants deals that tangibly benefit both countries, including American workers. Senior officials are instinctively pro-India, but they will invest time in the relationship only if they see positive results rather than just rhetoric”, says Ben Schwartz, of the US-India Business Council.<br /><br />Now, If you could have elaborated more, or given your view after your analysis, to what New Delhi Wants (from your sources, New Delhi's expected change) versus Trumps tangible deals, (what is India gaining and what is it losing). Is Single Fighter competition a pawn here, that would be nice. If you are already writing an article along this line, ignore my comments. Do not get angry now :)<br /><br />Again, Thanks for your efforts,<br />Cheers,<br />BharathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-32134724610237221292017-04-24T17:14:44.143-07:002017-04-24T17:14:44.143-07:00Trump has just taken over. These ties usually do n...Trump has just taken over. These ties usually do not really dramatically depend on change of guard. It will settle down. Finally all international,relationships are based on give & take keeping in mind national interests . <br />We as a nation are independent financially and have reasonably independent defence policy unlike a few other countries depending on hand outs. Let us push this path of self sufficiency, things will work out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com