International Defence Green and White Papers

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With a long history of conflict, it seems the relations with Pakistan (Over Kashmir) of late is "a walk in the park" compared to what's currently going on between India and China where blood has already been shed earlier this month. Will this flare up into a small war such as happened in 1964, I believe it's hard to say, but at the same time plausible. From "Broadsword" a series of articles are provided. I hope you'll note the "escalation" from May compared to June in the number of them written. Also for the reader, I posted about 2 or 3 articles on armored exercises going on in Tibet by the Chinese.
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...er-ladakh.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...ne-thrice.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...unterpart.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...usion-can.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...rusion-by.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...se-refuse.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...ne-claims.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...n-cooling.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...llery-and.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...-soldiers.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...apable-of.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...in-ladakh.html
https://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020...hal-blows.html

The last from today, I believe that's 14 articles in a month. This bears some watching as we also prepare to step up Naval Operations in the South China Sea region and surrounding area ourselves.

Though plenty above for a developer, my concern is focused on the potential real world implications of all this activity in the region.

Older articles and some newer ones:
Belgium: Rearming and expanding with change in doctrine.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/marc...ment_plan.html
https://www.armyrecognition.com/nove...ne_change.html

China: As discussed above.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/june...exercises.html

NATO: Deploying to the East and a continuance of outside events influencing Defense Budgets. Norway looking into new tanks, currently still ongoing.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/marc...st_europe.html
https://www.army-technology.com/feat...ook-like-2018/
https://www.armyrecognition.com/marc...n_project.html

Romania: Increasing Defense Budget through 2023 on 5 year plan.
https://www.army-technology.com/news...ch-7-6bn-2023/

Russia: Defense hardware delivery day 2019!
https://www.armyrecognition.com/anal..._day_2019.html

UPDATED EDIT/SOUTH AFRICA: Major multi-year projects. What's missing (And needed.) is any mention to improving or replacing their MBT's. With ABRAMS and more recently the VT-4 being present in Africa, South Africa's tanks are going to fall behind if the trend continues with the other African countries in updating their own military capabilities.
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/feature...nd-programmes/

Sweden: Rearming to counter Russian threat.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/may_..._rearming.html
That picture clearly shows what I've been talking about concerning the additional "top armor" they had KMW add on their new built custom LEOPARD tanks.

Ukraine: The Ukraine takes a "big step" with NATO.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/june...s_partner.html

USA: Well could we be that "stupid" again!?! I hope not, but, then again nothing would surprise me at this point.
https://www.defence24.com/gen-hodges...ft-for-kremlin

Well that completely cleaned out that folder!! I wish that could happen to a couple of others, however, I'm an "optimistic realist" so that'll never happen!!

Regards,
Pat