An introduction of J-31 fighter in the Chinese arsenal is
another indication that China
is on the move to flex its muscles which ought to be taken very seriously by
its neighboring countries in the East China and South
China sea. If one looks at
the competitive nature of air force and military strength of the neighboring
countries, one can infer that China
does not need the stealth fighters to defeat those small countries. Hence, China
is gearing up to face the security forces of Japan
and India
- the two major competitive forces in the region. Therefore, the development of these stealth
fighters ought to be of serious concern to both India
and Japan. As we know, China has an insatiable territorial
expansion desire to establish its hegemonic status in that part of the world,
and there is an urgent need to counter balance that power vacuum. Of course, China wants to settle the score
with Japan on the disputed Islands issue along with establishing its
territorial rights on the natural oil and gas resources in that part of the
sea. In addition, China sees India a major hurdle in its way to
becoming a super power in that region.
It is true that India has lot of joint defense ventures going on with
the technical know-how of Russia, but in the event of a major military
escalation between China and India, one is not sure which way the Russian
government will show its tilt. Although
it is not fair to presume anything conclusively predicated on hypothesis, but India ought to have a 'Plan B' in case Russia does not support India with full military might against China. Since the USA
is also interested in counter-balancing the power vacuum in that part of the
world, it is an opportune time to join hands with the USA and Japan
to thwart any major threat from China.
INDIA
NEEDS TO BE PROACTIVE AND WATCHFUL OF ALL THE MILITARY MOVES OF CHINA.
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