And suddely India is very interested in French SSN
Good luck with that….
For those expressing their unhappiness about French "colonialism " in the Pacific, I suggest they dig a little bit more in their Aborigin and Maori history...
No one was expressing unhappiness, just pointing out that decolonisation in the Pacific has been a US policy since before WWII, and they don’t regard places such as New Caledonia integral parts of France, even if France does.
Interestingly neither do the local inhabitants it seems. I would be interested to hear what the Vrench secret services and others are doing to persuade the people otherwise….
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/11/97527...in-the-pacific
Whatever, it is merely to point out the USA doesn’t see France as a major player in the region - or at least not one on their side because of their different policy on China.
Fifth "Scorpene" for Indian Navy. Who needs Oz ?
So why so upset at possibly* losing a contract?
* No contract yet cancelled as far as I know, though future follow-on phases may not be signed or implemented.