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[quote=GUESTRALPH,358285]hello everyone, 
 
i have been readin the thread and lets put some things in place. I have been a researcher on indian sub continent defence prcurements and equipments for past 7 years so please have a look at what i have to speak.

1) India has not purchased any plane as a part of it global MMRCA tender. The user trial phase is about to start and all 6 (F-16, F-18, Rafael, Typhoon, Mig-35 and Grippen) are selected as they all fulfill the basic requirements.

2) India Air Force follows dominance policy towards PAF and containment towards PLAF. that means if there is a simultaneous conflict with PAF and PLAF, IAF wants to dominate PAF and contain PLAFF. The whole contention of MMRCA is progession towards this goal. IAF does not have the capability today.

4) India and China follow a different policy. India and China both wants a greater role in the international offairs and therefore flex their muscles wherever necessary. However both countries fully understand that entering a conflict will be similar to US & USSR cold war doctrine of MAD(Mutually Assured Destruction). Nobody wants to nuke anyone here. Everyone knows the consequences. So people on both sides of the border just keep their conventional weapon delivery platforms updated.

5) PAF follows IAF just like IAF follows PLAF. But the fact is any modernisation have to be backed by a robust economy which in this case is greatest for China among the three followed by India. All three are upgrading. But the pace is very different. It is guided by their respcetive budgets. Purchasing 126 MRCA will not bring a RELATIVE quantum leap to IAF cos by  the time IAF will have all of them in the inventory (arnd 2020 both PAF and PLAF would have upgraded. So whats happening is raising the stakes).

6) IAF and PAF doent want a war (believe me). Both are in no mood of crippling their assets. IAF has Su-30 to take any threat from PAF but why waste the money and effort when everyone knows that eventual conflict will be decided by nuclear arms and nobody wants a holocaust so the war will not result in a solution. All three IAF, PAF and PLAF keep enhancing their weapon sysytems to remain contemporary.

7) Eventualy what the top brass thinks is that in coming times both IAF and PLAF will get closer in capabilities and IAF and PAF gap will increase to a point where (as i mentioned) the battle between India nad  PAkistan will be solely guided by nuclear missiles. Which will never happen in all sane thinking.

8) last but not the least, India is trying to acquire missile sheild both by home grown R&D and by partnerships but still that is several years away and remains a distant practical dream till 2020/2025. Also no Missile defence provide 100% capability, so things will remain in a stalemate for another decade or so.

Let me know if what u folks think and post any questions if possible.[/quote]

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