"Asia has some of the world's best militaries—their navies are no exception.
But how does one rank them? Any ranking of military force obviously requires parameters. When we say best, what exactly do we mean? The quantity of arms or the quality? The number of platforms, their firepower and their age? Or the doctrine that accompanies their use and the training and morale of their operators?
All important considerations, to which we should add: how far does the military force in question enable the policy aims of its civilian overlords? Or conversely, how does it limit the country's options?
An examination of Asia's navies—or more precisely, navies that operate regularly in Asian waters—puts these questions in the spotlight, not least because there is a massive disparity in the size and quality of the maritime forces in question. In a (highly hypothetical) fight between, say, India and Singapore, you'd expect the Indian Navy (IN) to best the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN): it's got bucketloads of experience, more ships, more manpower and more money to buy or build replacements…"
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