With the ongoing war in West Asia, a precarious ceasefire notwithstanding, military modernisation has got another painful push. While the US military's technological capabilities have been on display, it is hardly been an 'excursion' as Trump described it early into the conflict. The mighty US military-industrial complex (MIC) is groaning under the weight of a 2-front logistical challenge – supplying Ukraine, and sustaining a high-tempo operation in the Persian Gulf region.As the largest rearmament programme since WW2 continues globally, all countries are scrambling to build insurance. India's own calculus is changing as well. Op Sindoor brought the hypothesis of a…