General Bravado: Would-be Fiasco

Both Feet in the Food Pipe [mouth is long past]:

General Bravado: Would-be Fiasco

♦One fine morning Gen. Deepak Kapoor startled the world atleast our part of Asia like Moses stunned the Egyptians. He claimed that Indian Army could defeat Pakistan and China in a war, simultaneously!.

♦There was a furore in Pakistan over this and many "experts" gave interviews about this statement. Pakistan , though weaker, is certainly no pushover.

♦China, the mature power that it is, made no fuss. Their policy seemed : Never correct your enemy when he is making a mistake. China is all substance and no nonsense. Neverthless, China expressed its concern too.

♦Indian Diplomats worked overtime to ease out the foot in the mouth scenario! Gen.Kapoor needs to read the Ramayana, the Mahabharatha and Kautilya. All of them state one thing : Respect the enemy and his strengths, know his weaknesses.

A Comparison of the Armies the three Nuclear powers :

Equipment	China	India	Pakistan
Nuclear Bombs	500+	70-100	70-100
Tanks	8200	~4000	~2500
Multiple Rocket Launch Systems	2,400	150	52
Towed Artillery	17000	4125	3195
Armored Personnel Carriers	5,000	317	1,146

(Source: http://www.globalfirepower.com/ )

The table above clearly demonstrates that China enjoys a huge numerical superirority. They also have the qualitative advantage because they spend more on their military. Anyone in their right mind would wonder how India can wage war on both fronts simultaneously & win!