Public sentiment is overwhelmingly positive regarding the strengthening military ties between India and the Philippines, with widespread gratitude towards India for its support against China. Commenters express pride in the alliance, view it as a strategic move for regional stability, and hope for increased military collaboration. Despite a generally favorable perception, some caution exists about military capabilities and internal challenges.

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Not military-related, but India just announced visa-free entry for Filipino tourists. Part of the bilateral agreements that were signed earlier. 

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Gyro_Armadillo

that's like the 3rd or 4th strategic partner in the Marcos Administration alone right? (nauna na South Korea and Australia)

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Timeline of our 5 strategic partnerships

Japan - 2011

Vietnam - 2015

Australia - 2023

South Korea - 2024

India - 2025

OddPhilosopher1195

Besides BrahMos, maybe we can get more Indian military equipment like Naval vessels 

Dependent_Ad_7658

Magagalit mga DDS at Wumao niyan, endangering the region and provoking the Dragon daw… Magalit na mga uto-uto/low IQ na mga panatikong tolongges. Screw them.

JohnnyBorzAWM0413

PAF and DND should respectfully request for operation details of India's recent clash with Pakistan. Data about Chinese hardware especially J-10s, PL-15 missiles and Chinese air defense systems will be particularly useful to PAF. Indian air force's clash with Pakistan air force is also one of the biggest air to air combat in modern times. We will be lucky if the Indians allow us to learn from their experience.

ModnarGuy

Jokes aside about Indian tourists and the stereotype, India can challenge China in the event of a conflict

Craft_Assassin

Good. India is key player to potential Asia Pacific conflict. They can blockade ch!com's fuel supply from middle-east that passes the Andaman sea - which accounts to almost half of their fuel imports.

b_zar

I wonder what we could get out of this deal besides more BrahMos batteries. Maybe Indian made long range Akash Missiles?

I am hoping India would offer a variant of their Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC)/Arnala-class corvettes

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Its a small, relatively cheap vessel for ASW use, maybe the PH Navy can modify it with an 76mm gun in place of the RBU and the 30mm? Or maybe keep that RBU and replace the 30mm with the one(or two) 30mm SMASH guns and the torpedoes are Blue Sharks?

The PH Navy might be growing. But the Chinese Silent Service can just as easily sink them before they even make it out to support against a Chinese lead Taiwan Invasion

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weljoes

It would be interesting to see how the tariff-bound Philippines weighs out their odds

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According to Radio Free Asia, the Philippines and India conducted their first joint naval exercise in the South China Sea from August 3-4, 2025, deploying three Indian ships in a coordinated two-day patrol intended to challenge China’s expansive maritime claims.

Timed just before Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to New Delhi, RFA notes that the exercise demonstrates the countries’ commitment to upholding international maritime law. Marcos praised the partnership, while China denounced the move as a disruption to regional stability, despite simultaneously conducting its own “routine” patrols.

The joint drill marks another step in Manila’s broader strategy of asserting its claims in contested waters, following similar engagements with the U.S., Japan, Australia, France, and Canada, amid growing friction with Beijing both on the ground and in cyberspace.

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We pretty much intercepted 500 drones and even a ballistic missile, across multiple cities. Nothing escaped. This is unprecedented for a country as large as India.

SnooDonkeys2239

For every Indian who slept for last few nights... Because of Indian army. We have achieved something great. Every missile,every drone was intercepted. We planned well we executed well. Our leaders did a good job.


But for other countries... A new competitor Is born, very powerfull, independent, and intelligent.


I am happy that we are able to defend ourself, as of now.. that's more important...

polite_warrior

Not superpower, but a major power for sure. We still are not at the level of US or even Russia.

Rajesh_Kulkarni

except military part everything is true because the quantity of weapons chinese have is huge Stalin said quantity has quality of its own and bombing fcking base of nuclear power country has never happened

Wild_Possible_7947

Our gains

1- Exposed fake Chinese defense system

2- Chinese defense sale likely to go down

3- indigenous akash and barack got good promotion and have been proved to be better alternative in front of Chinese ones

4- Got 1 Chinese missile intact(DRDO do their work) 

5- Drone warfare adani Israel made kamikaze also got promoted

6- Most likely 4PAF pilots down 

7- Ruled porkis air space smoothly attacked every air base of porkis, porkis suffered huge damage in more than 12 bases with IAF doing some last minute damage just before ceasefire
Their major cities got invaded by IAF like nothing no diffed those porkis

8- Very god interception percentage of our defense system especially when porki paijaans tried to do saturation attacks, like hamas does on Israel, majority of them were downed

9- IWT will most probably change in our favour of us and we are in driving seat of negotiations and even if no negotiations IWT remains suspended

10- Showed our precision in attacks by only targetting military bases and terrorist bases

FancyExpression6720

See if you ask is india strong offcourse we are not doubt in that but saying we replaced China well that will be a grave misunderstanding.


We always have been strong not only in Asia but also at the world stage. We are literally 3 rd biggest economy in PPP terms 4 th in nominal terms. Ofcourse we are strong.


Our foreign exchange are 700 billion dollars pakistan is mere 12 billion there is no comparison 


But saying we replaced China that's wrong 


We are strong both in asia and world stage no doubt in that 

helping-friend4

Check out the live briefing right now on ANI for satellite images and bases, runways and military radars destroyed with pin point accuracy.

doctor_anku

Indians need to calm tf down. Stop seeking validation of power. On paper, without a doubt, China is multifold more powerful than India. But that does not mean China has the so-called power to stomp all over the country and ruin it in months or even years. Many things are considered, and the main reason why border skirmishes and wars have been close  because the Chinese Indian border and likewise the India Pakistan Border are very difficult terrain to fight it in. You can't just operate drones randomly at will, its very difficult and taxing  to operate in these regions. Considering how much of a smaller economy we are, the fact we can sustain ourselves is a great feat in and off of itself. Very few countries can survive against countries that are failing like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myannmar and very few can especially survive next to what is deemed to be the next superpower without giving up sovreingty. We have done that. And a large part has got to do with our whole military including those at DRDO BARC etc. We are a great regional power and it does not matter if we are superpower or not. We have capability to defend ourselves for the most part.

Vegji

what really makes me happy is seeing that modern India can not only plan but also intercept, take mature decisions and not act rogue, stand firm and not succumb to pressure. No matter what the people over the internet yap i feel there's no use comparing im just happy that we are progressing and beating our benchmarks every year !

Veydnt

Brahmos finally got some legit marketing lol

memelord_069

It makes sense especially with America and China both produced weapons faster than pigs breeds 

And also add almost all eu country that produces weapons

rednova2006

I wouldn't have believed this if not for 

1) Obviously,the outstanding performance of our missiles and air defence. 

2) The sheer number of Chinese propaganda I'm coming across social media about Indian defence nowadays. The rise in the number has been very sharp and they've upped their ante on production value. I'm talking sponsored pro performance (choreographed songs, dance, cartoons) mocking them, multi layered HQ editing, bot accounts popping out of nowhere to circulate them. (Specially on TikTok)

3) paid articles from the likes of CNN with confirmations from "secret sources" 

If they're going that far and investing that much money and efforts into it,I believe India has touched the nerve. They legitimately feel threatened now. Good job to our armed forces &amp; military industrial complex.

The_lastphoenix2

I have said this before and I will repeat..this is a military victory for India but a strategic victory for Pak. A ceasefire is always a victory for the one who is on the backfoot in the war. This is the only reason why Russia and Israel are not agreeing for a ceasefire.

Centeredrightbhakt05

We gotta spend more on RnD in defence field

purpose_23

We call our military power defence for a reason, this is not our victory but their loss. Loss of power they used to boast, loss of usa, turkey and china freebies, loss of credible media trust and exposure of cracks in their well known defence boasting.

We also discovered various things within this battle, we got to know about treasonable sects, we got to know that we lack information about warfare, we got to know we are breeding traitors at home. We need to tackle this

Top_Blacksmith_3918

porkies cross posted this post in their subreddits and they do not  understand what happened to them.

  
they do not ask what was the earth quake that happened in that kairana hills and why was american nuke detection plane flying over it in the last few days.

KevinDecosta74

Pakistan does not have 1 image to show any significant ground damage done to India. On the other hand we have plenty to show. 

Is our jet down? Maybe or maybe not. But their defense system was significantly penetrated. And deep in the Pakistan territory also.

Our indigenous weapons proved their worth. 

And don't forget, no country came for our help. Other than a support from Israel and Russia. On the other hand, Pakistan literally got billions of dollar loans in the middle of war.

We were on our own, and we did hold our own.

Of course, the end could have been a little different, but this was war against a nuclear nation with no respect to life.

aditya_7726

Chinese defence system, their aircrafts and their missiles were total jokes.

Apricot_Normal

Exactly! We have achieved so much in the last few days but people are feeling disappointed due to the narrative set by the outside forces. This is the reason Indians never rise. Because they look at themselves through the global perception of India.

We have issues, but from a global perspective we are one of the countries to look out for.

Our real competition is China and we as people should work hard to take India to the next level in this generation. It is up to us to change the Indian mindset of consumption to production and manufacturing and help our nation emerge as a super power!

We should practice civic sense and continue to improve our locality, hold people accountable as well as ourselves, and stop indulging in mindless consumption of drugs, alcohol and other stuff that is detrimental to our health. We don't need it, it is a dependency substance that when consumed mindlessly, destroys our youth and our culture.

Fun-Durian-5168

Plus - India has way more combat experience than most armies in the world

Darpan727

I don’t know about that or if it changes the global order, but it is the only country that has the balls to strike deep into another nuke armed country. That is extremely risky and for all war mongers, one nuke is enough for the devastation that you cannot imagine. So they did what no world power will even think about doing. Take it as you will, but it does sends a message to all of our neighbors. But de-escalation was required. A responsible country will  always prioritize any loss of citizens over a military victory. And loss of citizens in a nuke attack would be unthinkable. Again, you just need ONE nuke to get through. 

All these other countries are bullying countries with rebel armies or are armies that are so diminished that they don’t even have the ability to retaliate at all.  Russia blasting Ukraine , US blasting fragmented Middle East or Africa , China ..I don’t even know what they have done militarily after WW2 and supporting rouge countries behind the scenes with weapons or money. 

India needs to continue getting stronger with economy.

Edit- I should add, Russia for all its glory and supposed power, have threatened time and again with launching nukes. Which is absurd. I’m glad that India never even mentioned it. Make it what you will

thebat85

All the more reason to be alert and more vigilant now.

sapphire_sky_87

When was the last time china saw the battle. They occupied tibet which had monks walking away. They occupied parts of ladak where nehru didn't send many troops. They saved themselves only when the US was able to nuke Japan. Paper tiger basically.

OfferWestern

We'll soon produce satya Nadella level world leaders who can call shots from a distance . Not that modi is any less but we'll have a continuous supply of human resources.

Our army successfully intercepted multiple missile and attacks. We are able to sleep and talk like this because of our Army and Military might! 

The thing is, I agree with that post above. I am 100% sure many countries didn't expect India to be able to have a powerful military and naturally they won't be happy. Because this is like shouting in their faces that Yes India isn't some backward country that needs help and can hold out their own, that yes India has Made huge progress and advancement despite being made fun of in the West. 

But! I am happy and proud of my Indian Army!! ❤️ Just like many Indians! ❤️

Edit: i Personally don't think we are like a superpower, because we still need a lot of advancement and growth. But? This war had atleast made its mark that India isn't entirely Powerless either! And is growing stronger day by day!! ✨

DesignerWhich9123

We definitely did not replace china that guy is just high. Being delusional about how far ahead china is compared to India (I'm talking overall not just militarily) is not going to help us keep ourselves safe against china.

notsaneatall_

Don't be delusional like the other side. India still has a lot to improve.

shinez2u

We were already a military power. Now we have Military industrial complex.

redreddit83

I'm foreseeing more investments and startups in advanced weaponry.

Emotional-Guest4255

First take away, India is at a level where we all will stay protected without fear. 

Second take away, we have set a precedent that we are no one to fck with, we will push back hard if we’re bothered. Thats a new image or outlook for India which I feel nobody had seen before. This is more important than who has the bigger gun.

musicmeme

Faster_than_FTL

LOL, bhai China is not at military based war with anyone rn, wait for them to show up their bigger arms and ammunition. They are leading in economy based war with almost everyone in the world, that's how you lead and dominate, not with guns! Schmuck

No_Sea2373

India came out as military dominance in this last week. Someone you can’t mess with. 
Credit to homegrown defence technologies: NavIC &amp; Akashteer. 

Operation Sindoor is still on and fight against terrorism is what we are doing.

CartographerNeat2576

&gt;we almost replaced China

See.. I love Indian army and all my fellow Indians.. but this is pure delusion. We are no where near close to replace China in any capacity whatsoever Period

Curious_Priority2313

No. It's the hard truth that you have to gulp down and improvise. Our air force is outdated. We have an information warfare issue. We fail to generate a narrative around the world. One method that works within a country doesn't mean it'll work for the whole world. It's not how it works. I was happy that we started well, but couldn't stick to it. The ceasefire should've been accepted only with some certain leveraging conditions. The morale is low with people questioning the government over sudden acceptance of ceasefire and we're not getting the answers we deserve.

letmewearmycrocs

The bribery case against Adani worth 265mn$ for solar project , initiated by SEC, USA is the reason behind the ceasefire. 
Adani request Trump administration to drop the case on 5th May. 


This gave leverage to Trump for arm twisting Modi. 
The corrupt nexus was on the brink of expose.
 This oligarchy tradition of India will cost us dearly someday. 

svpapa8189

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bakedmishtidoi

I get the ejaculate part which is used by pak media, and how come the news channel gets the scoop when the army is attacking they can only show what is shared by the army. If they have shown the attack they will be behind bars for providing information to an enemy am i wrong. There is something wrong with ur logic.

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Last jo attack kia uska response kaha hai? Pakistan koi dar nhi rha ceasefire ke bad samne se attack krdia

Admirable-Arm-2312

You know India did nothing wrong and successfully demolished the terror camps when western media is trying hard to show India’s loss of Rafale jets (still unverified) instead of the casualty in Pakistan

Complex_Command_8377

I’m absolutely impressed as well. But is this truly being acknowledged on the global stage? Pakistan has already declared itself the winner of this conflict, they even claim they won Kargil. It seems some are viewing India’s statements as exaggerated, just like they do with Pakistan’s.

Edit – Check out the comment by ‘Agent Cody’.
Both Pakistanis &amp; Indians are being seen as delusional at this point. It’s unfortunate that our defence forces aren’t getting the credit they truly deserve, simply because some of our media houses have turned this into a complete circus. And the fact that we’re in conflict with a country like Pakistan, the most delusional nation after North Korea, only makes it worse.

Inevitable-Copy752

First of all what has india done in last three days
. This is normal. Any country and every country do that. Drone war is very normal.. israel is exceptional case . India and pakistan war was not very low volume. Nothing really happened compare to israel palestine and azerbaijan. So just reading some stupid guy comment on X will result in stupid action.

abi_helpdesk

Don't forget we whoopped the ching xhing army with nothing but sticks and stones a few years ago.

B99fanboy

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Tomukichi

I think what the world has come to realise is that India is not afraid of going into War and is not at all a country that can be pushed around. Countries, especially China, has come to realise that India no longer runs to the west/russia for help and is capable enough to stand it's ground and can plan and direct offensives.

Fair-Ad206

hell yeah 

china is definately taking notes after this attacks 

Japan invited us to join the 6th fighter project

Livid-Camp7557

So proud to see that the overwhelming majority of discussion here how we are going to develop ahead. Unlike the Paki subs, where (no offence) but it’s mostly like Allah made us win this/that, modi hindutva etc.

There general was right, the two people indeed have very different “aspirations”.

Ok_Lavishness2625

No. Absolutely not. India lost its six aircraft in the last war and you are talking about military superpower? Is that a joke?

bottle_drinker23

Hats off to our army for being so professional and lethal on all the fronts. We did emerge as a super power but the narrative was earlier set by Pakistan, playing the victim card. 

Modiji and Jaishankar need to set the actual narrative into play (internationally), call out every move of the Pakistanis. We need strong international allies to fight the future wars, we need their unwavering diplomatic support.

And lastly, the fourth pillar of our democracy needs to do better. Fact checks must be done before reporting, sources needs to be mentioned, so the world can trust news sources comming out of India.

It's all about the narrative you set, modern wars are diplomatic. Pakistan even now are trying their hardest to set the narrative, it needs to be addressed and called out as soon as possible on the international stage.

Jai hind

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Baigz141

After seeing crappy performance of Chinese weapons, 2.5 war looks winnable. I guess copying did not work. Worst part is that they copy and claim it of their own.

ReconoTTMM

China is stronger than us 
China will definitely attack us militarily in future when we grow rapidly and reduce trade with them and as we will be dominating asia ,COK and other issues will definitely come up , that means we need to invest more in military technology and startups that can invent new machinery for wars , also next war will majorly depend upon military robots ,we need to invest heavily in robotics

Acceptable-Web-9102

Yeah, that's correct but will not/has not surpassed China in the long foreseeable future because there is a huge defence budget/economy difference between these countries.

SKDgeek

https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/india-vs-china-defence-gap-widens-as-beijings-245-billion-military-budget-nears-half-of-indias-national-outlay/amp_articleshow/118752902.cms
India vs China: Defence gap widens as Beijing's $245 billion military budget ...
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-vs-china-beijing-raises-defence-budget-3-times-higher-than-new-delhi/amp-11709695414510.html
India vs China: Beijing raises defence budget- 3X higher than New Delhi

stickybond009

My opinion 
Maybe why america interfered with the india pak war is due to this.
If the war happens and india wins, india will get a place in the superpower country list in real not in just papers and this will distribute power over the world
America, Europeans, china and even russia will never want it to happen

Super-Helicopter9193

AdviceOk9069

India is a major regional power. Not anywhere close to actual giants like US and China. This post is exaggerating quite a lot. But this doesn't undermine the overwhelming victory our country had over Pakistan.

UnknownGamer014

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