Pakistan and China are India's enemies

Indias enemies are today just Pakistan and China. Where our future enemies will come from is not very clear so we need to be wary.  We have been well warned about the nature of these two enemy countries so we have  taken steps to protect ourselves but that is no guarantee that  there will not be any other threats.  It could come from much further afield. In the future some African Nation my set out across the sea to try and take a bite out of India. It sounds like fiction but truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. The need for a Navy is that we also occasionally need to show the flag which means once in a while the presence of India and the power of India must be projected in foreign countries. Just for that one reason we need to maintain ships. You may wonder why we need  huge Aircraft carriers and submarines but that is because we need to show our strength.  You never know when someone will plan an  adventure like General Musharraf. While on a visit to China he hatched a plan to take over some peaks in Kargil area.  Having a navy is also useful because you can strike the enemy in their home land and not just repulse them in your own country. A large navy will also help India gain engineering knowledge. It will help establish an engineering capability and industry which can service Indian industry. Only when you have a large Defence Force can a nation maintain huge workshops and develop engineering  skills. It has advantages even in times of peace.

SB Bedi, Amritsar

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