Of course,most world NAVY have SSK.Fox said:Nice pics. Thanks for the sharing, Sword. Does Indian Navy has a Submarine?
No,India doesn,t have SSN now.Fox said:Yeah, I meant SSN. Sorry.
They might consider getting smaller carriers though, the bigs one are designed by the soviets to counter the friggin' nimitzes, otherwise they're too large to patrol with.
Too bad the Indians haven't been able to use this muscle to get the LTTE under control and reduce the heat on the SLN. The current hostilities in SL have been primarily maritime.
I agree the IN makes an intersting counterbalance to the Chinese, but that isn't the real flashpoint in this neighborhood..
Absolutely no question the Indian government has tried to deal with the Tamil issue in the past. The assasination of President Ghandi by the LTTE was a helluva price for you to pay for your trouble.
But this issue is in your backyard and it just seems to make sense that you have lead sorting it out. Culturally, religiously and ethnically, you have a lot more leverage than the US ever will.