I would say so, even likely sometime this decade. It is a massive country of high significance in the larger region and world (esp if you look at its population, growing economy and geographic relevance).
The Quad definitely would want Indonesia as close on their side as possible even if it...
IAF is key to India’s ‘deterrence by punishment’ plan against China. Now to wait for winter
https://theprint.in/opinion/iaf-key-to-indias-deterrence-by-punishment-plan-against-china/494600/
China knows PLAAF doesn’t match IAF, and is strengthening its air defence along LAC. The government’s...
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/foreign-and-defence-ministers-of-india-australia-indonesia-to-meet-amid-concerns-over-china/story-uEAcjcKPKFgKIrrShPCCrJ.html
Foreign and defence ministers of India, Australia, Indonesia to meet amid concerns over China
India, Australia and Indonesia...
IMO The Germans made a mistake to not concentrate the paratroopers into one crystallized landing zone and do the appropriate concentrated and well-timed prep air-assault on that landing zones major defenses.
It ran quite contrary to how they did fall gelb ardennes punch ironically and is...
India has a specialised and reputable academy for high altitude warfare:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/high-altitude-warfare-school-where-indian-jawans-are-trained-to-survive-in-siachen/articleshow/50968653.cms
A chinese military author brought up the subject some time...
India now in top 50 on global innovation list
Mumbai: India has been ranked 48th on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 among 131 economies, breaking into the top 50 countries for the first time. Moving up four positions from last year, three ‘clusters’ — Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai —...
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lac-stand-off-indian-army-occupies-heights-wrests-upper-hand-at-pangong-tso/articleshow/77901147.cms
LAC stand-off: Indian Army occupies heights, wrests upper hand at Pangong Tso
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has quietly wrested the advantage in the...
Of course there needs to be more militarization of allied countries that are worth something morally and align to such.
Along with more and more economic sanctions against the bully. Phase 1 is already being seen now, big hefty fines and bans for any technology provider to do business with...
Has investment into a large coalgas/towngas facility (at say Karachi) been looked at?
The technology has matured quite nicely (as far as clean emission standards by better catalysts) and coal can be cheaply imported, gasified and then piped in the existing pipe network as it basically is very...
I mean in the main section (https://defencehub.live/forums/indian-defence-forum.55/) under normal threads...some threads are redirected now (square with arrow icon) but they take you to the 1st post of the new thread rather than the relevant bit.
Please, lets not do too much convo on specific characters of other forums.
The problem really starts elsewhere to begin with...a lot higher up (same reason prompting the creation of this forum by a good number of Turks that were formerly at PDF till very recently)...
It is from high up the...
More countries will likely join later after some credibility is first established in the next phase of the Quad.
This is probably where it's headed long term. Indonesia is another one.
They are welcome to all the molotov-ribbentrop pacts they want...with all the lackeys they want. They have...
https://www.livefistdefence.com/2020/08/indias-light-utility-helicopter-in-ladakh-for-final-trials.html
India’s Light Utility Helicopter In Ladakh For FINAL Trials
It’s the final stretch before an indigenous light helicopter will be ready to replace hundreds of legacy Cheetah and Chetak...
https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/indonesia-should-be-wary-of-beijing-s-south-china-sea-proposals
Indonesia Should be Wary of Beijing’s South China Sea Proposals
Encounter with a China Coast Guard vessel (file image courtesy Indonesian Navy)
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 08-31-2020...
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3099642/us-seeks-formal-alliance-similar-nato-india-japan-and-australia-state
US seeks formal alliance similar to Nato with India, Japan and Australia, State Department official says
Washington’s goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to...
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3099642/us-seeks-formal-alliance-similar-nato-india-japan-and-australia-state
US seeks formal alliance similar to Nato with India, Japan and Australia, State Department official says
Washington’s goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to...
Guys, sorry about the redirecting glitch that takes you to the first post of the thread rather than the specific post thats redirected.
Working on fixing that...I wont redirect anymore for now.
If its working fine on your end, let me know.