This offer is a mirage. It is about confusing India and creating FAKE supplier prospects. No deal will ever materialise in reality. US, Russia and other big powers are making sure that whatever India gets with all the money doesn't 'FIT' together well. Russian AG deal has been purposefully disrupted to prevent India from getting a ac carrier. Idiot Indian politicians and half-educated IAS babus have no forethought and strategic mindset. They never bothered to develop India private enterprises in defense sector. Whatever heavy defense infrastructure (ship and aircraft building) we had in late 70s and 80s has been systematically disbanded for foreign deals so that Indian IAS babus and politicians get kickbacks.
RE:US carrier
by Mohan Kumar on Feb 27, 2008 05:30 PM Permalink
Absolutely. We just cant be a military might with imported weapons systems. If we can trust foreign private weapons manufacturers...why can we not trust our own private enterprises? But unless we do that, we will have to be happy buying vintage aircraft carriers from all those who want to junk it. Ofcourse we will pay billions for it.
RE:US carrier
by Sanjay on Feb 27, 2008 03:24 PM Permalink
U r right. Yet as of now we do need carrier. To man the Indian ocean and deter few rogue nations who are in process of building of massive military strength around us. Question is whether we need a single massive carrier like USS KH or smaller two carrier like AG.
