India would be a tough opponent for US, at least in aerial battles. They
have a lot of experience in previous wars with Pakistan and-unlike the most
of Arab countries-they KNOW how to learn from mistakes. It seems to me that
they are very much like Israelis in the terms of their unfriendly
neighbours. They also have both Western and Russian equipment (i.e.combat
airplanes) and local production, making them almost completely independent.
They are also known as a valuable resource to former USSR (and today,
Russia) for development of new versions of fighters (MiG-21) or even
expanding the envelope (Su-7). Their expertise certainly helped in bringing
the bugs out from the MiG-29 (India being the first country to receive
them).

Unlike other countries USA has faced recently, India wouldn't sit and look a
military buildup; just like Israelis, they would certainly make a preemptive
strike-they are quite capable to do that, and they did it before.

Nele

NULLA ROSA SINE SPINA

Denyav wrote in message ...
Why not include the World Wars as well? That way, you can say they
decisively
won every WWII air war they fought, regardless of who they faced.

Only as a part of the GLOBAL ALLIANCE which included Great
Britain,US,USSR,Canada,Australia,France,India,Pol and,South Africa,New
Zealand
and many others.

Correct?