India delivers fighter jet to Myanmar??

funtz

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While some military equipment might be "transfered" to myanmar, or some sort of assistance might be given (General Reserve Engineering Force/Border Roads Organization building roads, bridges, helping in infra etc.), the chances of military equipment as sophisticated as fighter jets or tanks being "transfered" is a simply impossible, we do not have enough ourselves.

If the Myanmar junta helps in controlling the training camps of various insurgent/militant outfits in Myanmar, or gives the government of India some share in the oil/gas fields, the maximum that will happen will be some unarmed versions of dhruv helicopters, there is no real indigenous equipment in India as it is.

As for the articles claimed

"India's close relationship with the Burmese military is a discredit to the world's largest democracy," Adams said.
It is obviously scripted with some dual intentions, unless close relations include everything except a tense border with frequent exchange (of bullets, shells and profane words).

Indian government will like to have relations as close as possible with Myanmar, irrespective of who is in the government, communists, dictators, elected representatives, or aliens. It has got to do more with the current freehand to the Indian insurgent groups and the petrochemical resources. Right now that military in Myanmar is not of much help.
If situation remains the same, soon India will join the "lets ban that junta" group.
They are not giving anything to India, and one way efforts to establish relations will soon fizz out.
 

layer3

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Here, it is claimed by a refugee:
http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080128-china-continues-supply-burma-military-equipment
In response i did some hunting but only managed to find this:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKBKK178262._CH_.242020071011
Anyone have more details on this claim?
The reports points more Russain and Chinease involvement than India. I don't think Burmease Junta will be interested in Indian hardware instead of cheap Chinease or Russian equipment. Well Is there any thing that India can offer to Burma??? I don't think Dhuruv or Arjun will amuse them.
 

drg

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I'm going to make a big speculation and guess that maybe Myanmar could replace the J-7s it has with MiG-21 Bisons on the sly. I read on sinodefence.com that several units in the PLAAF are retiring their J-7s, so maybe the junta is thinking along the same lines. Amnesty Intl reported I think last year that Myanmar was interested in the Dhruv, and freaked out at the EU over the components its countries provided for the Dhruv. But i personally didn't read any reports that India was going to sell it to the junta...
 
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