India has been pleading with “super power #USA” for 15 yrs, to help strengthen #India’s technological capabilities, so it can independently deter aggression by #China in the Indian sub-continent, & become key US-backed security provider in the Indian Ocean & its littoral (#IOR).
https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1538359585127518213
2/indus The logic of competitive strategy(Andrew marshal) shows that its in the best interest of USA to provide strategic technology to India to get best bang out of its military budget, so as to divert PLA attention away from Taiwan which is critical to long term defence of USA
3/indus For example, (1) accelerated development of an SLBM with a range of 5000 km. (2) Capability to detect(24x7) PLRF launches of conventional & nuclear missiles within seconds of launch. (3) Defence production capability(#AND) to sustain a hot war with PLA for > month, (4)…
4/indus While #US bureaucracy & left wing politicians, take their time figuring out what top end surveillance technology to supply to India, India has no time to waste, in meeting the heightened threat from #she’s PRC:
https://twitter.com/thelegatein/status/1538819954035679233
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