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There is temptation to stick your tongue out at the aggressor, but it doesn't help you stand up to him, just as Appeasement of bully merely wets his appetite. Both extremes are dangerously Wrong. What counts is economy, military & alliances. "Build your power and bide your time"
2/ns #IndiaEc #IndiaNS #IndiaFP Bottom line: Reform economy to accelerate growth, increase the defence budget as % of GDP( allocating a part exclusively to strategic R&D), and accelerate build up of (purposeful) bilateral, plurilateral & multilateral alliances
3/ns #IndiaNS What has changed? The China that would want to teach us another lesson, which many well informed National Security experts thought would not arrive for 10-15 yrs, is now here. Postponing decisions & delaying action is no longer an option. We have to start today!
