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India has generally done well. Her foreign policy has been good. Its stayed out of Afghanistan and Iraq. The only problem India has is internal mismanagement.
Whether I as a Pakistani like it or not, India' voice is regarded credible internationally.
India can become a mid sized power if she avoids confrontation for some time like China and concentrate on the economy.
Following the US line could be dangerous.
Sir, please explain to me exactly what it is about if not sanctions then? Prestige? Public opinion? And by the time India becomes "the " power it aims to be the indigenous content will be significantly higher as India is investing in more and more R&D efforts
Please read about the Nazi preparation for, the invasion of Europe and the hypothesis, regarding their defeat in Stalingrad.
Sir, how does this have any real bearing in the 21st century? The world is a completly different place. India isn't Nazi Germany, India doesn't face the same specific tactical and strategic challenges of Nazi Germany. Stalingrad was a very specilised case there were were very unique circumstances involved in that case and I think it is more than a stretch to try and apply this case to India in the Pacific or anywhere else. And the Nazi's defeat in Stanlingrad was a combination of tactical blunders on the Nazi side and Russian perseverance and rigidity.
I don't at all agree sir. I don't think anyone can say that having a force of 126-200+ imported Rafales, 200-250+ imported FGFAs (although with Indian tech and design influence), 1-2 imported SSNs, 1 imported ACC with state of the art (imported) MiG-29Ks, 6-8 imported LHD/LPD, 22-80+ Apache imported helos, 24-30 imported P-8Is etc etc within the next decade or so is irrelevant and that India is not a power to be reckoned with. Yes to be a Super Power or whatever one must be self-sufficent to an extent but in this globalised world India would be beyond stupid to be re-inventing the wheel and not taking advantage of the global arms market that is offering the most advanced equipment on the planet.
This is simply the same stick people use to beat India with again and again and it is wearing pretty thin.
An imported bullet is going to inflict the same damage as a "made in India" bullet, no? Same goes fighters, submarines etc. Wrt sanctions- no one is stupid enough to place sanctions on India these days and in the future the likelihood of sanctions will only decrease by year and India is being smart as it is- buying strategically important equipment from those with a history of supporting India and not imposing sanctions.
Indigenous efforts are ongoing but as you can imagine these things take time.
Sir do you think that by 2055-60 when India has the largest or second largest economy on Earth it can only aspire to be a "mid-sized" power?
War is not about two armies, its about nation building and achieving a country's interests. The war is a journey into the unknown,throughout the history of warfare, technologically reliant nations have been at a disadvantage. Current weapons program started by Indian military is modernization, arms imports limit the possibility of what can be achieved with the amount of potential India possess.
Well Sir,
I meant in the short run. India can be a mid sized power both economically and militarily in the next 8 -10 years if it stays out of a needless confrontation.
War is not about two armies, its about nation building and achieving a country's interests. The war is a journey into the unknown,throughout the history of warfare, technologically reliant nations have been at a disadvantage. Current weapons program started by Indian military is modernization, arms imports limit the possibility of what can be achieved with the amount of potential India possess.
And i thought India was a peace loving country. Why does it need to become a Superpower then? Lets not dream big. First India should tackle the poverty inside its borders. There are more than 500 million Indians living below the poverty line. Maybe someone should tell them that the country is not going to wait for them to come out of poverty, as it has dreams of dominating the world and if they cant keep up, then maybe they should go somewhere where someone actually cares.
The technologically superior Russians and US forces, with their indigenous defence capabilities were defeated by Afghans and Vietnamese, although both of these countries were 100% dependent on foreign weapon supply.
There's always one!!
Indias rise as an asiaPacific power
rhetoric and reality
sandy gordon
Overview
Indias role in the AsiaPacific is still circumscribed by a number of restraints that act to shape a continental posture to its
securitydespite its Look East rhetoric.Factors determining the continental posture include Indias difficult internal and border
security environments; its large number of people still living in poverty; its strategy of inclusive growth, which diverts resources
from classic force projection capabilities; the problems of corruption and poor governance; the existence of a negative
feedback loop between those domestic ills and problems in the equally troubled South Asian neighbourhood; emerging
environmental and resource problems; and Chinas continuing ability to fish in South Asias troubled waters. South Asia is a
difficult neighbourhood for Indias evolution as a world power.
Source: Strategic Insights.
Top Pacific power? India?
Better give drinking water to your millions of citizens rather than day dreaming,India.
original flags?