Volume 9 Undercurrents Chapter 24 The Prime Minister's Will
Facing the government official who came in a hurry, Rajapani had a feeling of being small in his heart. [No pop-up novel network]
Unlike the military, during his years in power, Rurajapani not only appointed a large number of cronies, but also gradually cut off dissidents within the government, thus fundamentally ensuring the consistency and consistency of policy. After winning the general election again, Rurajapani's prestige in the Congress Party reached an unparalleled level, and not only government officials obeyed him. Even the Congress MPs are the only ones.
The benefits are obvious, and the disadvantages are prominent.
In order not to offend the Prime Minister, throw away the black gauze hat. As long as it comes to the basic policies of the country, no one wants to go against Rula Tradepa, which makes it difficult for Rurajapani to hear the objections, and it is difficult to show the problems and shortcomings in the policy.
Glancing at the officials present, Rurajapani smiled bitterly.
Minister of the Interior Leonard, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tuto, Minister of Defense Ayamer, Minister of Finance Dodra, Minister of Industry Kuria, Minister of Agriculture Girapelli, Minister of Economy and Trade Mandwila, Minister of Culture and Education Cheyani, Minister of Science and Technology and Industry Rashak, Minister of Internal Security Gamar and Minister of Information and Intelligence Volker were all single-handedly promoted by Rurajapani, and they were all "administrative officials" who did not have much opinion.
"Volcker, can you tell us about the new birth of the net?"
Nodding to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Information and Intelligence began to give a briefing. After the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, affected by Macri's defection, India carried out a comprehensive reform of its intelligence system and established a number of old intelligence agencies, large and small. After Rurajapani came to power, he began to integrate the intelligence system, and on the basis of the Strategic Security Intelligence Bureau, he established the Information Intelligence Department in conjunction with other old intelligence agencies, which not only concentrated intelligence forces, but also increased the number of intelligence units. Having Walker as the head of information and intelligence was a key means for Rurajapani to control India's intelligence services, as Walker had worked for Rurajapani for many years as a confidential secretary and was one of Rurajapani's most loyal subordinates.
In general, China's policy came very suddenly, without warning. Although the content of the contract has changed a lot, and China has not promised to provide Pakistan with the production technology and production patents of cutting-edge weapons, the military assistance provided by China to Pakistan is of great significance, which can fundamentally break the regional strategic balance and wipe out the advantages generated by the US military assistance. More importantly, China's move will speed up the pace of Pakistan's military reform, enable Pakistan to modernize its military, and make China's military strength lag behind Pakistan by at least 10 or even 15 years. From a longer-term perspective, this military aid will inevitably have a far-reaching impact on the regional situation. If Pakistan can master the sophisticated military technology provided by China within five years, it will be able to gain absolute strategic superiority. ”
Rurajapani's brow jumped a few times. He looked at Volcker.
"There is no doubt that if Pakistan had a sufficient strategic advantage, even without the support of China, it would have started a separate war to drive us out of Kashmir and even capture parts of our northwestern region, especially the Muslim-populated areas."
"Will Pakistan go to war alone?" Leonard looked incredulous.
"Walker is right to say that Pakistan is trying to defeat us alone." Ayamel took over the words of the Minister of Information and Intelligence and said. "Our relationship with Pakistan has been very tense over the years. Although China has contributed to maintaining regional stability. Pressure was put on Pakistan, but fundamentally, China certainly did not overpress Pakistan. It is even less likely that Pakistan will be sanctioned for waging war against us. What's more, Pakistan has long been unhappy with our excessive closeness to China. This crisis is enough to illustrate that when we ran into trouble in our negotiations with China, Pakistan immediately stationed troops in Kashmir and put on a posture of dueling with us, making it clear that it wanted China to know that Pakistan was China's ally. For Pakistan, the best way to win over China is not to replace us as the main supplier of primary industrial goods to the Chinese market. Rather, it convinces China that Pakistan can solve the Kashmir issue alone and will not drag China down. For this reason, Pakistan has made a request for the procurement of sophisticated weapons and equipment. Previously. China has been holding back on the sale of sophisticated weapons and equipment, mainly because it does not want to aggravate the situation in South Asia. As we receive military assistance from the United States and our military power increases rapidly, war will be inevitable. China has no choice but to fully arm Pakistan. That is, China and Pakistan have once again found common interests. As long as the time is ripe, Pakistan will prove its worth with concrete actions, thereby consolidating its strategic alliance with China.
Listening to Ayamel, Rurajapani smiled.
It is clear that Ayamel's views are completely in line with Rurajapani's, and it can even be said that Ayamedró's words are meant for Rurajapani. Like Walker, Ayamel is also an important confidant of Rurajapani. Ayagarh, who became the Minister of Defense, was Rurajapani's defense adviser for six years, and it was not until Rurajapagutoo was determined to win the general election and successfully re-elected as India's prime minister that Ayamal "turned positive". In terms of defense policy. Ayamel is very clear about what Rurajapani thinks and what kind of opinion Rurajapani wants to hear.
After Ayamel finished speaking, the conference room fell silent.
Rurajapani sighed to himself and glanced at Foreign Minister Tuto.
"Pakistan has ambition, but it doesn't necessarily have strength." Inspired by the Prime Minister. Tuto didn't remain silent any longer, "Overall, Kistan wants to defeat us alone. It does not rely on military strength, but on comprehensive national strength. There is no doubt that even after five years, Pakistan's overall national strength is far inferior to ours. ”
Rurajapani nodded slightly, and Tuto kept his mouth shut.
"It's true, and if Pakistan wants to get past us, it needs to solve the same problem." Industry Minister Kuriya took the opportunity to say, "Although Pakistan's industrialization started earlier than ours, Pakistan's economic development, especially its industrial structure, is affected by the country's resources and tribal problems. Over the years, Pakistan has had some reservations about national defense construction. It's not that Pakistan doesn't want to boost its military power. It's that Pakistan doesn't have the foundation. Like us, if Pakistan wants to continue to develop, it must upgrade its industrial structure and develop high-end industries with strong competitiveness, so as to make up for the basic gap with technology. For now, it seems that China has no plans to transfer high-end industries abroad, and it is unlikely to cultivate a competitor with a population of nearly 200 million, at least until a breakthrough in industrial technology is made. And so it goes. Pakistan's industrial outcome upgrade is far away. It will be difficult for us to surpass us in terms of comprehensive national strength
"In terms of foreign policy, Pakistan is unlikely to get rid of its dependence on China." After Curia finished speaking, Tuto continued, "Whether it is economic or security, Pakistan has pinned its hopes on China." I have to admit it. The policy of total dependence on China has given Pakistan even better conditions for development. However, we must also recognize that China cannot allow Pakistan to gain independent military strength. The reason is simple: China needs to maintain the strategic balance in South Asia through Pakistan to contain us fundamentally. If Pakistan no longer relies on China, it will not continue to formulate a national strategy according to China's intentions, and it will not be possible for China to benefit from it. It can also be seen from the scale of military aid that China's fundamental purpose is not to give Pakistan the ability to defeat us alone in five years, but to put pressure on us through military aid to keep us away from the United States
"That is, China will take positive action?"
Hearing the Prime Minister's words, Tuto hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Among many government officials, Tuto can be regarded as a pound with more independent opinions. After all, as foreign minister, Tuto not only needs to have a high level of "business" quality, but also a keen eye and judgment. Rurajapani is not a diplomat, so it is impossible to arrange for a cronie who also does not understand diplomacy to engage in diplomacy.
By asking this question, the Prime Minister actually pointed out the main topic of the meeting.
"If China takes positive action, I'm afraid war is not far off." With that, Ayamer looked over to the prime minister.
Rurajapani let out a long breath and turned his gaze to Walker.
"China's military movements are not obvious. But the military forces that had been sent to the southwest and northwest were enough to pose a threat to us. Even according to the most optimistic estimates, China only needs to dispatch three airborne troops to launch a large-scale strategic offensive in two directions, and we have little chance of winning. ”
"China's priority is to deploy airborne troops after the Japanese War, and the strategic intention is very obvious
The Minister of Defense sang and harmonized with the Minister of Information and Intelligence. It just caters to Rurajapani's ideas.
Airborne troops can cross the East China Sea to capture the Ryukyu Islands, and they will be able to cross the Himalayas and capture the Gangetic plain!
The combat effectiveness of the Chinese Airborne Forces is unquestionable, and the US military regards them as the most formidable opponents. In the Pentagon's "State of Defense Address" to the White House and Congress, it was clearly mentioned that the United States must speed up military reform and build a lightweight Sixth Army capable of winning any ground war in the next 10,000 years, according to the standards of China's Airborne Department. With the strength of the Indian army, it is not at all an opponent of the Chinese Airborne Forces!
Rurajapani is not a madman and knows this very well.
At this time, India's military strength is not comparable to that of Japan years ago, so why should it fight against the Chinese ** team that easily defeated Japan and has been high for 4 years?
The question is that it is not up to India alone to decide whether war can be averted.
"If war is inevitable, how should we prepare, and at what cost?"
The Prime Minister asked new questions, and the focus of the meeting shifted.