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Col (Retired) Vinayak Bhat served in the Indian Army for over 33 years. He was a satellite imagery analyst for more than two decades and served in high altitude areas of J&K and North East. An alumnus of NDA, Pune, he was a mountaineer during his young days, climbing peaks like Stok Kangri and Nun Peak. Follow him on Twitter @ rajfortyseven.
A major risk in marching to a military tune is that it can bankrupt a nation. The Russians and the Pakstani experience attest to this. Besides, in the last 70 years, no nation has lost its nationality for lack of military strength to defend itself against a superior Army. What does China gain from Bay of Bengal gathered intelligence?. Just that if you have a hammer, you always look for a nail head.!