Dominate South Asia

At the beginning, the Indians spent a high price to buy the Viraat aircraft carrier from the UK, and spent a lot of money to modify it, as well as the Sea Harrier carrier-based aircraft, originally thinking that it could play a certain role in the war, but what made the Indians vomit blood was that it was actually received intact by the Pakistani army!

Pakistan captured Kolkata at lightning speed and took over all the warships in the port that did not have time to escape, including the most powerful aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, and handed it over to Pakistan!

The Indian flag was lowered from the warship, and the Pakistani army soldiers raised their own national flag.

At noon, the short battle finally stopped, and the entire Kolkata was under the control of Pakistan. At the same time, the news reached New Delhi.

When the ruler of India, Pamullapati Venkata Narasimha Rao, heard the news, he was stunned.

A few years ago, the Prime Minister of India was still Rajiv Gandhi. As the son of his mother, Rajiv did not make any achievements in this position of Prime Minister of India. On the contrary, he lost power and humiliated the country and lost a lot of land in India. This made Rajiv Gandhi's life very difficult. He barely managed to survive until 1989. In the general election of that year, Rajiv Gandhi stepped down sadly.

The people will not support a leader who loses power and humiliates the country, even if he is also a member of the Gandhi family and a sinner of India!

The Congress Party lost its ruling position, and the new government was taken over by the BJP. As the successor, Vishwanath Pratap Singh fully revealed his incompetence. During his term of office, the country's economy stagnated, prices rose, and society was in turmoil. Such a person could not support the sky of India.

So. In the new election, Rao, an important figure of the Congress Party, came to power.

Rao has a rich resume. Born in 1921, he is already an experienced political veteran in his seventies. Since 1956, he has served as vice chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Party, member of the state assembly, and chief minister of the state government. In 1974, he served as general secretary of the Congress Party. In 1977, he served as chairman of the Budget Committee of the People's House. 80 years later, he won the trust of Mrs. Gandhi and served as foreign minister, home minister, defense minister, and human resources development minister. Compared with Rajiv, Rao is best at coordination. He can make everyone accept him. Before running for prime minister, he was foreign minister.

Rao is lucky. In recent years, Pakistan has gradually calmed down, and the United States has begun to support India. India can continue to owe those old accounts. As long as it survives these years, India's economic strength will be restored and it will still be a great power!

But. At this time, the Pakistanis actually sent troops silently and captured Kolkata!

In the room. Rao's donkey face was stretched very long, and his footsteps kept moving. There was no doubt that it was time to test his talent!

Rao's main talent was coordination. Whether it was standing out from the Congress Party when running for prime minister or balancing the power of various political parties when organizing the cabinet, it all reflected Rao's wisdom. Only then did the Indian government have a smooth transition.

But now, the sudden military war caught Rao off guard.

"We can't fail like this anymore. We must launch a counterattack quickly!" After walking back and forth for a few times, Rao finally made up his mind.

Facing Rao's gaze, the new Defense Minister Sailund Hamara was full of worry: "We are in the east and can be quickly mobilized. There are only two mountain divisions. These troops are poorly equipped and can't fight against the Pakistani army at all."

The main forces are all on the western front. In the vast land in the east, there are only two mountain divisions that can be mobilized temporarily!

Hearing this, Rao's face suddenly changed: "Our army. Doesn't it even have the ability to take back its own territory by force?"

The army is raised for a thousand days and used for a moment. Now the army is about to be mobilized, but the highest commander of the army is saying this.

"Of course not. If we want to take back Kolkata, we need to mobilize at least the most powerful armored force, and we also need air force support. All of these can only be done by mobilizing troops from our west. It will take at least half a month for the army to be mobilized. And what if this is a trick of the Pakistanis to deliberately leave our western defense empty, and then attack from the west, we will not have enough strategic counterattack forces." Hamara said: "We must not let Pakistani tanks hit our New Delhi again."

If the army is mobilized from this side, there will be a void. What if it is Pakistan's lure away from the mountain, the consequences will be serious.

Being attacked by Pakistan from the east, there is nothing we can do! This made Rao depressed. Why didn't the Pakistanis take action when the People's Party was in power in those years? Are they just grabbing the neck of the Congress Party?

"This time, the Pakistanis did not declare war, nor did they make any prior statements. They are just as shameless as the Japanese who attacked Pearl Harbor. We will sue Pakistan at the United Nations!" At this time, President Venkataraman spoke up.

The political characteristics of India are that the prime minister holds more power, and it has always been held by the Gandhi family. Now, the situation has changed. When forming the cabinet, President Venkataraman also made a lot of efforts. The relationship between the president and the prime minister has become more harmonious. Like now, when encountering emergencies, the two sides will discuss together.

Military solution? In recent years, India's main financial expenditures have been invested in the army, but it is still too weak. Facing Pakistan's aggression, the Indian army actually feels that it has no way to start!

The military is incompetent and can only be solved through political means. Undeclared war is the most abhorrent and should be condemned! When Saddam attacked Kuwait, he at least frightened him for a few months. Pakistan simply ignored international law and did not take the United Nations seriously!

Go to the United Nations to sue? Rao looked at Venkataraman aside and wondered what he was talking about, the United Nations? It's just a place for quarreling. If you go there to complain, will Pakistan obediently send Calcutta back?

Facing Rao's gaze, Venkataraman said helplessly: "We have to do something, right?"

Yes, if nothing is done at this time, what will the people think? Maybe the Congress Party will be driven out of power again! But what to do? If you mobilize troops from the west, you may fall into Pakistan's plan. You must not move! Since military solution is not possible, it can only be solved through rhetoric.

"And the United States, the United States will definitely not see Pakistan so arrogant." Like a drowning man grasping at straw, Rao suddenly remembered.

Pakistan is too powerful and has close relations with China. The United States has begun to deliberately support India in order to balance its South Asian strategy. Now, India has begun to import some weapons and equipment from the United States, and it is mainly supported by the United States!

The United States will not let Pakistan invade so nakedly!

"Answer the call from the White House immediately!" Thinking of this, Rao couldn't wait, as if a bullied child had just finished a fight and ran to tell his father.

What about the great power of Nehru’s era? Hamala on the side couldn't help but feel a trance in his heart. What is Pakistan's purpose this time? Is it just to capture Calcutta, or is it a prelude to a large-scale invasion war?

Now, the timing chosen by Pakistan is really great. The United States needs Pakistan's cooperation precisely in the Gulf War!

Hamala is very worried, but now, the army can't come up with a good solution. Instead, it has to solve the problem through diplomacy. He can no longer put forward any opinions.

United States, White House.

When Bush Sr. rubbed his eyes and walked into the conference room, he didn't know what happened. This time he was woken up by the adjutant's phone call and hurried over. Bush Sr. thought it was some new move by Iraq.

"Mr. President, we have received news from India that the Pakistanis launched a massive offensive and occupied Calcutta in eastern India." Secretary of State Baker said.

Pakistanis attacking in a big way? Occupying eastern India? Sitting at the front of the oval conference table, Bush had not yet figured it out: "Pakistanis traveled across the entire India?"

"No, they launched the attack from East Pakistan." Baker said, "Please forgive me for saying this. Although this place is still called Bangladesh, the real political power is controlled by Pakistan. Maybe it won't take long. It will return to Pakistan and become East Pakistan.”

Bangladesh from the East! Bush's eyelids began to twitch: "What do you mean Pakistani?"

Isn't this adding to the chaos? The United States is preparing to use force against Iraq and needs Pakistan's logistics base. Pakistan has started to jump like this, which shows that it is emboldened!

Bush Sr. still has keen political insight. Pakistan is taking advantage of the opportunity that the United States needs Pakistan to mess with India. This is simply abominable!

"Calcutta has all fallen under the control of Pakistan, especially the Indian Navy. A total of twelve warships have been captured by Pakistan, including the Indian aircraft carrier Virat." Baker continued.

Damn it! Even the one built by Pakistan itself, does Pakistan have three aircraft carriers? Pakistan's military power has expanded too fast!

"We must sanction Pakistan!" Bush Sr.'s attitude was quite firm: "Pakistan actually launched an attack on India without any conflict of interest. This is a violation of basic international law. Even if we evacuate from Pakistan's military bases , also impose sanctions on Pakistan!'

Anyway, troops have been stationed in Kuwait. At least Kuwait fully supports the United States. By doing this now, Pakistan has already touched the bottom line of the United States! (To be continued ~^~)