Jonesy,
That was a nice post and well devoid of rhetoric- i’ll come back to your other points later.
First it was India threatening a US CVG and some posed questions on how “careful on whom you threaten there”.
Like I said in that post an antiship weapon with a 300km range is hardly a necessity against any of the naval fleets in that region PLAN included. The only operational environment where that kind of range could be valuable would be one where there was some concern about hostile fighters or VLR SAMs being able to effect an intercept on the launch platform prior to release. How many navies posses the fighter/AEW combo or 100km plus range SAMs that fit that bill?. Like I said India should take care about who its arming up to take on because it is sending out some very strong signals whether it knows it or not.
1. The PLAN will not always be todays PLAN, the Brahmos has to factor in future threats as well.
2. ABout the signals- so what! India is going to arm itself to defend its territory to the maximum extent possible, if that makes it clear that the *Indian Ocean* has the Brahmos in it as well, so much the better.
Frankly, if the west is so worried- let it strengthen its ties with India. It is not cogniszant upon India to play by someone else’s rules when it wishes to undertake a course of action per *its* national interests.
Tomorrow when the IAF goes for a PAK-FA, does that mean Raptor/JSF drivers have to take care? Perhaps. But does that mean India should not go for a PAK-FA? Hardly.
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