"India's army reportedly spent six months watching "Chinese spy drones" violating its air space, only to find out they were actually Jupiter and Venus. Tensions have been high in the disputed Himalayan border area between the two nations in recent years, with India frequently accusing its neighbour of making incursions onto its territory. Things came to a head during a stand-off in April when Chinese troops were accused of erecting a camp on the Indian side of the de facto boundary known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC). By that stage, Indian troops had already documented 329 sightings of unidentified objects over a lake in the border region, between last August and February, according to the Calcutta-based Telegraph." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs/news_from_elsewhere/
At least those guys at the anti-aircraft battery won't have to endure any more insults for their poor shooting.
The standard of education in that country is still amazingly low for the vast majority of the populace. And let's face it; you're not going to attract the best and brightest to military service there. There's armed rebellion going on in some areas, and when I was last there, there were news reports of 70 local militia being killed in a single engagement vs Maoists. Apparently not all of them had actually even fired a rifle prior to being sent on patrol.
They were badly beaten by the Chinese in 1962. Judging by the equipment I saw 10 years ago they will get badly beaten again - they were still using 1945 issue Lee-Enfields (very moth-eaten) They were delighted when Pakistan exploded the nuclear bomb since it gave them the perfect excuse to develop their own - not for use against Pakistan but a "persuader" against China.
More than a mild warping of history there: The Smiling Buddha nuclear test by India; 18 May 1974. Shakti I to Shakti V on by India 11th - 13th May 1998. Pakistan's Chagai-I on 28 May 1998. India's first nuclear test preceded Pakistan's by 24 years!!! And the second test preceded Pakistan's by more than 2 weeks. But India's development was focused on China, after the '62 disaster. It still is hysterically concerned about China.
Suppose they could have employed a small mobile radar....God help em if Chinese Migs ever appear in force from that area then...Might be an idea to have some strategic radar in place near your borders. Although if they have a fair space program, then they should have put up some basic tracking sats by now. I'm of the opinion, red herring...Their strategic folk let this report pass to not alert anyone to their tracking and monitoring capabilities...I could be wrong...But the Indian Defence machine did not swing into action in any great way.
