Dominate South Asia

Edward had a smile on his face and his attitude was very firm. The United States has powerful military force and it is inappropriate to directly conflict with the Soviet Union. Now, it is too easy to put some pressure on a third world country.

"Am I allowed to take it that your country is declaring war?" Indira Gandhi asked, her head still calm.

"Of course not. We in the United States will not declare war on any country. This is not our war. We are just messengers of peace. We come with olive branches. We hope that India and Pakistan can restore their previous peace and make the world full of love." Edward said.

Bullshit, this place has nothing to do with the United States. You drove aircraft carriers and fighter jets, came here with great power, and you said you want to make the world full of love? Indira Gandhi tried to maintain enough restraint in front of the US ambassador: "What if we don't?"

"Then we will impose sanctions on India, and the entire West will impose sanctions on India, just like we did on the Soviet Union. India will no longer receive any weapons, equipment and technology from the Western world, and cooperation in the civilian field will completely stop. "Edward said: "At the same time, we will also support the territorial claims of the eastern countries in the north of your country."

The attitude of the United States is very obvious. Even if the Americans do not take action, India will be completely isolated in the world. In particular, Edward also mentioned the Eastern countries. Whenever this happens, the Eastern countries will come out to replace them. Pakistan comes forward.

India is Pakistan's main enemy, but Pakistan is not India's main enemy. India's enemies come from the east. When India's founding leader Nehru failed to win the border war, he also represented India's pursuit of a great power in South Asia. The hope was dashed. Now, as the Nehru family wished, Indira Gandhi felt a sense of shame when thinking of this incident.

However, she is powerless, and India cannot afford such a price.

"Then if we stop fighting back, how will we explain to the people?" Indira Gandhi said.

"This is not a problem for us in the United States. This is an internal matter of your country. We in the United States will not interfere in any of your internal affairs." Edward said: "We in the United States are the guardians of the international order and will not interfere in internal affairs."

This is also called non-interference in internal affairs! Indira Gandhi watched the American ambassador leave, her anger reaching its peak.

When the tactics were first formulated, the goal was to fight quickly, the sooner the better, in order to avoid American interference. But now, the procrastinating army forces have brought down this attack operation.

Our side has completely failed, completely failed! Indira Gandhi looked outside. The autumn wind was blowing and the leaves had begun to fall.

"Rajiv, tell me, how should we deal with the current dilemma now?" Indira Gandhi asked as she watched her eldest son walk in.

Indira Gandhi had only two choices. India possessed nuclear weapons. In 1974, India successfully conducted a secret nuclear test in Pokhara, Rajasthan. At that time, it was Indira Gandhi's first when he became prime minister.

Now, when the country is in the most danger, India has the right to use nuclear weapons to destroy Pakistan's air force! This is her only trump card.

The second is to agree to the American request and temporarily stop the attack on Pakistan. In this way, India will be considered a complete failure.

"We cannot use nuclear weapons." Rajiv said: "If we use nuclear weapons, then the United States and Eastern countries may use nuclear weapons to fight back against us. Pakistan has the support of the West, which is our biggest disadvantage. "

"The Soviets will support us," Indira Gandhi said.

"We have been used by the Soviets." Rajiv said: "At the critical moment, we did not see the Soviets coming to help us. The Soviets just wanted us to contain Pakistan."

Although he has not been in politics for a long time, Rajiv has made great progress and his political insight has even surpassed that of his mother at some points, especially now that Indira Gandhi has lost enough patience.

Now, hearing Rajiv's words, Indira Gandhi suddenly understood, indeed! The Soviets were just using India! Use India to contain Pakistan, and finally pacify Afghanistan on the western front! The Soviets never thought about really helping India!

"Make an appointment with the Soviet ambassador immediately!" Indira Gandhi said.

"It is not appropriate for us to protest against the Soviets now," Rajiv said. He was afraid that his furious mother would scold the Soviet ambassador.

"Of course it's not a protest. I'm asking the Soviets for help. They should export the most advanced fighter planes to India." Indira Gandhi said: "Now, our biggest problem is that the air force is suppressed by Pakistan. We need A new fighter plane!”

Indira Gandhi did not understand politics, but she had a keen insight. In these battles, the Pakistanis used their air force. Their air force was too advanced, and India should also eliminate its old ones. Fighters, new fighters are used to fill the gap.

"Actually, it's not just the Soviet Union that can export fighter jets to us. On the Western Front, the Soviet fighter jets do not have an absolute advantage against the Pakistani fighter jets. We also have the French Mirage 2000." Rajiv said.

India signed a contract to purchase forty Mirage 2000s in 1982. Historically, these fighters arrived in 1984 and were equipped at the Gali-Maharajpur base and Gwalior base. . After that, the Indians felt that the aircraft was not bad, so they ordered nine more and planned to produce them in India. Unfortunately, at this time, the cheap MiG-29 had also entered the equipment sequence of the Indian Air Force. Therefore, the Indian Air Force only Equipped with these more than 40 Mirage 2000s.

Now, India can't wait so much anymore and must use this new type of fighter plane to smash Pakistan's no-fly zone over Kashmir!

Although the United States has sternly warned India not to expand the scale of the war, the Pakistanis' establishment of a no-fly zone over Kashmir completely undermines India's sovereignty. Moreover, this is only a local war, and the Americans will not be so aggressive. They have always supported Pakistan. Even the skies over Kashmir must be controlled by them, right?

In that case, India would rather throw a nuclear bomb over Pakistan, or at worst, start a nuclear war.

"Yes, urge France immediately to let our fighter planes return home!" Indira Gandhi said: "Why didn't those air force officers mention this to me?"

Who among them dares to mention it? Now, only Rajiv can talk to Indira Gandhi. The Chief of Air Staff told him about these fighter planes. Now, the key to the war lies in the sky.

The Soviet ambassador soon appeared in front of Indira Gandhi. Looking at the gray-haired Indira Gandhi, the Soviet ambassador was helpless.

"Our battle is very unfavorable." Indira Gandhi said: "We have suffered several defeats and lost less than ten thousand people. As our ally, I wonder what kind of compensation you can provide us?"

At that time, it was agreed that both sides would attack together. As a result, the Soviet side made no big moves and India suffered heavy losses. When Indira Gandhi saw the Soviet ambassador, she refrained from getting angry.

"The Americans have gotten involved, which we did not expect." The Soviet ambassador said: "We cannot have a direct conflict with the Americans, otherwise, the Third World War will break out."

"Then we will have to stop attacking under the deterrence of the Americans. The Americans also use nuclear weapons to deter us. Can the Soviet Union provide us with a nuclear umbrella?" Indira Gandhi asked.

The Soviet ambassador shook his head: "We cannot have a direct conflict with the United States. A nuclear war will destroy the entire world."

"Then please tell me, what are the specific next steps for the Soviet Union?"

"We will cease contact with the Pakistan Air Force." said the Soviet ambassador.

"What? Under such circumstances, you actually want to withdraw from the battle?" Indira Gandhi asked. This is simply a betrayal of one's own side.

"It is just a temporary withdrawal. Now, it is only because we pose a serious threat to Pakistan that the United States will spare no effort to help Pakistan and fight India. If the threat in western Pakistan disappears, then the United States will reduce its aid to Pakistan. You The pressure will be greatly reduced," the Soviet ambassador said.

This is simply a fallacy! However, the Soviet ambassador could only say this. After the transportation channel from Iran changed, the troops stationed in Afghanistan once again faced a shortage of logistical supplies. They temporarily did not have the strength to launch a large-scale attack.

Under this situation, the Soviet Union must reduce its fighting against Pakistan and make every effort to deal with the forces of the Free Afghan Army in Afghanistan. The Soviet Union now has no room to fight against Pakistan. Moreover, they do not have many options for the time being. Pakistan The combination of Tomcat fighter jets and Phoenix missiles is too powerful.

Moreover, this is not entirely a fallacy. The subtle relationship between major powers is all about checks and balances. American politicians are very smart and can definitely see that the rise of Eastern countries is also a threat to them, and India is It is a bargaining chip to restrain Eastern countries. Therefore, the United States will not excessively help Pakistan to fight against India. The United States just hopes to maintain the status quo.

At the beginning, the Soviet Union did not expect much success from India. It just hoped that India could help contain the Pakistani Air Force. Who would have thought that the Pakistani Air Force could fight on both sides at the same time and not fall behind.