U.S. says Quad nations ready to work with others for free, open Indo-Pacific

"New Delhi, wary of further antagonising China, has been careful to avoid being drawn into U.S.-led alliances."

Inspite of having a big army and powerful military the political leaders of India are scared to take on China, something that China has exploited by usurping disputed border areas inch by inch for so many decades. The current dispensation has been claiming to their domestic audience that they have given China a befitting reply during the recent border clashes but the reality is something different. India has always been a NATO country - No Action Talk Only.

"The United States has over the past decade or two emerged as one of India's top arms suppliers, replacing Russia."

If US wants to replace Russia as India's top military supplier then they better be prepared to grease palms and pay kickbacks.

Let us hope that SATO (South Asian Treaty Organization) takes off and becomes the Asian version of NATO.

Gather all the like minded nations in the region to protect the peace and rules based nature that supports it.

Go SATO.

"Let us hope that SATO (South Asian Treaty Organization) takes off and becomes the Asian version of NATO."

Not much hope of that. NATO is a military alliance with a system of collective defense in case any member came under attack from an external party. Are you sure your country will agree to such an alliance considering that there are commitments under FPDA as well?

At best there will be joint military exercises and not more than that.

NATO is a military alliance with a system of collective defense in case any member came under attack from an external party.

Exactly what South Asia nations need. China can handle one country at a time, even two or three but if all of them are pledged to defend the others if attacked it becomes a whole different ball game. That is a deterrent that kept USSR in check and could keep China in check too if enough join. Even just the Quad would be enough to keep China from doing anything too stupid. Increase that by another 10 regional countries and it is check mate China. SATO can become reality if the region understands there is collective safety in numbers.

Hitler has the same idea for Europe, except there was no big massive very nice sea between sovereign states

Hitler has the same idea for Europe, except there was no big massive very nice sea between sovereign states.

Yes China has the same Idea as Hitler. that is why something like SATO is needed.

Hitler wanted to rule all Europe and China wants to rule its neighbors.

The so called quad is a joke. Each side has its own agenda, not to mention India is a member of Non Alignment movement, which means legally it can't be part of any defense alliance