And no, india won't be great military power if by same metric Pakistan isn't. Despite the wet dreams of gullibe indians--Pakistan and indian military strength goes hand in hand in terms of relevant capabilities, training regimes for troops, weapons deployed, and may be officers quality as well (india is catching up, finally)...So if india becomes a great military power by 2040--so will Pakistan, if not by 2040--then by 2045-50.
A country with nearly 1 million men extremely well trained standing military, armed to teeth with modern tanks, jets, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, submarines, and an ability to launch strikes pretty much anywhere is a great military power by default.
Unless offcourse you think by 2040, india will somehow become as capable as U.S with ability to fight prolonged and sustained ground wars on MASSIVE level for decades across Oceans...india and Pakistan are and will be in similar military league in future..
Anything else is just wet dreaming by gullible indians
Except yours is a very simplistic view. Born out of nothing except the single point desire to show Pakistan as an equal to India. This is my last post to you on the issue. Take it or leave it as per your wish. Arguing on an online forum beyond a point is a waste of my time certainly and your time potentially.
Your thinking is limited to tanks, jets, ballistic missiles and in Pakistan's case Diesel powered submarines (SSK) armed with nuclear payload capable cruise missiles. These do not make a Great Military power unless you also couple it with
1. Strategic lift capabilities - Sea/Air/Land
2. Mechanized and heli lifted Exped forces of a certain size
There is a reason India is investing in LPD's, Aircraft Carriers, nuclear(propulsion) boats, AAW destroyers, floating docks or an entire expeditionary
Corps(we are calling it by other names obviously).
They are practically redundant against Pakistan seeing as Pakistan is India's immediate neighbour. Therefore, there must be a reason why India is building these at obnoxious costs.
Each unit of these categories costs over a billion US dollars. These things don't come cheap and they have a massive lead time in getting operational.
Couple this with strategic heavy air lift abilities being obtained by purchase of C-17's and a massive purchase of other transporters.
Even after getting delivered it takes a decade of operational experience to be able to utilize these assets with any degree of success at wartime.
None of these things are being purchased or built by Pakistan now or even on their horizon in their near future. The reason is simple - cost.
Pakistan does not need any of these to fight a war against India. Pakistan would like to have them IF they could afford it. They simply can't.
Israel has all the requisite things you mention - Tanks, SSK Submarines with nuclear tipped cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, jets, an entire country of military reserves at its beck and all. Furthermore, it is extremely well entrenched in global trade landscape and absolutely invaluable in cutting edge tech and research. Yet it is
not a Global military power.
Lastly, this is way out in the future - atleast 2 decades ahead - and no country is admitting it openly but it is clearly visible to all the major countries of the world -but you can count on the fact that the next big race amongst countries is going to be over colonizing land and mine on other planets.
The making of the next major military power will start in space. There is a reason why there is a new space race and why every country worth its salt is investing in space again in the name of research- even the poor ones like India. Or ones with zero scientific or industrial base like UAE. These are the building blocks of where the next great game will be. We all know it. And you are not prepared in any shape and size for this.
As I said in my initial post. Pakistan is unlikely to become a global military power anytime in the foreseeable future if ever.
