Today, India commissioned a new warship, the INS Tamal. She is the latest in a line of eight Talwar-class stealth frigates. Similar in displacement and length to our own Type 23 frigate, superficially at least, she has a similar array of weapons and sensors. The one exception being the BrahMos anti-ship and land attack missile, theoretically a beast of a weapon with a range over 500 miles at speeds up to Mach 3, which would be far in excess of anything we have.
Meh, I think this is just a warning to India that they need to stay within the lines to continue the benefits of being a junior partner to the empire. And given Modi’s history, I think they’ll probably heed it, even against their own economic interests.
Modi’s been pretty wary of not allying himself with the US and West. India’s relationship to Russia has been rekindled under his administration. *This isn’t an endorsement of his
junior partner to the empire
What? How is India a junior partner to the empire?
Meh, I think this is just a warning to India that they need to stay within the lines to continue the benefits of being a junior partner to the empire. And given Modi’s history, I think they’ll probably heed it, even against their own economic interests.
Well that’s because their economic interests are secondary to his economic interests
Modi’s been pretty wary of not allying himself with the US and West. India’s relationship to Russia has been rekindled under his administration. *This isn’t an endorsement of his
What? How is India a junior partner to the empire?