paritosh
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So this kind of debate would never produce results. Its important to talk about what is already created instead of one is capable of. Maybe India can and would be able to create an ICBM. But the fact that India can send an orbitor to the moon or to geosynchronous orbit doesn't mean that India has ICBM capability as these two are not exactly the same technology. You can say that as acountry that can send satellite to the geosynchronous orbit, it has part of the technology that is similar to ICBM. But that doesn't mean that India already has ICBM technology or can easily produce one. So from the perspective of debating, India has no such capability.
Otherwise, there is no basis for debating a capability.
from what I know...
the ICBM needs a strong rocket motor...
the GSLV has an Indian 4,700Kn rocket engine...a 10000 km ICBM like the Jericho of Israel has a motor of 1000kn...so we have the power
the ICBM needs very good processors...for course correction and navigation...which with our space program (which involves a lot of 3-d space navigation...heck even the stationery satellites require a hell lot of inertial stability control) we have had good experience with course correction and on-board computers with such capability.
and ICBM also needs capable re-entry vehicles...we have been testing re-entry vehicles for some time now...
India Launches Rocket to Test Re-Entry - Space News - redOrbit
SRE-1 safe return makes India's re-entry technology a great success - Instablogs
India tests system for human spaceflight - Space- msnbc.com
so there is no reason that it should be difficult.