@tfhr

As you can see I’m not refering to sudden disasters such as earthquakes etc – in those scenerios no matter where in the world – developed or developing – many countries rightly pitch in. And defence is a primary need – but so is the ability to feed yourself. India already has nuclear weapons so it’s unlikely that a serious all out war on land or sea will happen anytime soon between India and Pakistan or India and China – beyond the usual border clashes. As I say if India which along with China is rising and becoming more affluent (in some areas of it’s society) then it’s time it didn’t rely on aid for poverty etc.

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Considering how Pakistan’s repeated truce with Taliban and militants isn’t working out…. again… and the POTUS who happens to be sitting in the Oval Office, I believe India’s attention to their national defense is a very wise idea. In the event of trouble, they are likely to be on their own with Obama as CIC.

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@GaffaUK:

Right, who would want to aid a democracy anyway? For instance, they’ve got their own military and first responders of every kind, so why on Earth would we ever want to assist them if they had some sort of massive earthquake or flood, right?

Better yet, we should dictate to them to ignore traditional regional threats like Pakistan and China as a precondition to any sort of aid at all. Is that what you want? They’ve fought wars with both and both are nuclear powers that also wield large military forces but it’s entirely unreasonable for India to want to protect their citizens from attack. Shouldn’t you be calling your MP about this?

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Meanwhile isn’t the West still providing overseas aid to India to help alleviate it’s rural poverty? If it’s got enough money for these ships & a space program I don’t see why the west should shoulder the responsibility and cost of India’s internal issues.

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Eh India’s number one target in general will be Muslims, imo anyway.

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Troubling that our resources and trade have built both China’s and India’s economies to the point that they can have the money to spend on expanding their military.

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We need to stay close to the world’s most populated democracy and that includes military assistance and cooperation.

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