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Originally Posted by ajay_ijn
great powers should build than buy from others. but 40 mil dollar deal is not bad for this Ship like this.
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India is not a great power, its just confined to South Asian/Asian region. It costed almost $300 mill when it was commisioned and USN annually spent about $23 mill for maintenance, with out any experience in building these kinda ships, it would be next to impossible for India to build one.
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I don't deny that. But what can be done with one amph tub is hardly 'power projection'. To do so, much more is required.
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Sir,
For IN which wants to project power within IOR, consider this as a jump start, for a naval expeditionary force.