They have the money

yes

If I were them I would do it

i cant wait for china to get vibe checked

Nah it ain't happening

Unless they really think they can win against them

India doesn't have the numbers to win a long war of attrition against China

but they have the skill and experience

but the qwad dose

If I'm Modi I would buy that new assault ship from Russia and the supercarrier design

au usa ind and jp

And buy Sprut SD+a stealth fighter

And probably some Armatas or Abrams or T90s depending on cost

Maybe buy a surplus Arleigh Burke

And buy the Slava-class cruiser "Ukrayina"

And the Zircon ofc

I'd go with more Abrams since they're very nice tanks

I guess

quiet, survivable, and still used by the US

The newer one then

The m1a2c 3rd gen advanced tank

now that i think about it, Merkavas are probably better if you want a tank that favors Survivability above all else

Ach indeed

Maybe I would buy the older Ticos

It's good for naval air defence

And borrow a Yasen-class SSGN

That would be what India needs against the Chinese behemoth

im debating someone and theyre saying infantry is obsolete now because of "hurr durr drone strikes"
any thoughts

Drones don’t do shit if an EMP hits

That and SAMs exist

Infantry are mostly resistant against emps except for most electrical devices, and infantry can disable SAMs

Drones will never replace infantry, mostly in part due to how cheep drones are, they are fairly succeptible to G2A or A2A weaponary, frankly drones are only good for dealing with a drastically under-equiped army that has pre-cold war technology

Mean while in modern warfare, where everything basically centers around being able to counter enemy equipment as well as their own countermeasures, a drone would be easily destroyed/disabled

Yeah, most 1st world countries military has its squads operating at least 1 MANPAD and ATGM launcher

and thats not including the uncountable ways to counter enemy equipment that the infantry can cook up even without dedicated equipment

Mhm

https://c.tenor.com/jqfTdAJg9jQAAAAM/no-i-dont-think.gif

https://youtu.be/TLFvqlAc8jg

That's China's aircraft carrier being delivered in around 2000

They bought the ship for only 20 million dollars

I bet it was made in china