India s Arms Crisis India s weapons dilemma behind the Russia Ukraine conflict

Mondo Military Updated on 2024-01-19

Recently, an article that has attracted widespread attention pointed out that India's dependence on Russian systems in defense planning** has become a casualty of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, making the Indian army appear powerless in the face of the PLA. The article stresses that Russia has given priority to meeting its own military needs, which has put India, which is quite dependent on the Russian-made system, into a military predicament. After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, India is very likely to become a victim, because most of its ** comes from Russia, and the domestic military industry is not self-sufficient. In the event of a military conflict with Pakistan or China, India will face the dilemma of replenishing its equipment.

At present, the vast majority of the three Indian army and navy are imported by Russia, or are copied or assembled with Russian authorization. Ninety percent of the Indian Army's tanks and armored vehicles, 69 percent of its naval aviation, and 44 percent of its naval combat vessels are imported from Russia. However, due to the conflict, Russia put India's ** procurement in a secondary position, and even requisitioned the T-90 tanks sent by India to Russia for maintenance, which made India feel helpless.

India's military industry is weak and unable to meet its own needs. Although India has developed its own "Arjun" main battle tank and "Tejour" fighter, after decades of research and development and a lot of money investment, these two equipment still cannot be mass-produced. Even if Russia provided the drawings and technology of the T-90 main battle tank, India was still unable to produce the whole vehicle, and some important equipment such as 125mm tank guns and engines still had to be imported from Russia. The Indian military industry has not even been able to carry out the repair and maintenance work, resulting in more than a thousand fighters of various types falling over the decades.

In order to revitalize the military industry, India has taken a series of measures, including increasing investment, upgrading the military industry, improving research and development capabilities and encouraging the military to purchase domestic products, but with little success.

Due to the cutting off of the import channel and the lack of domestic military industrial strength, once the war breaks out, the Indian army will fall into the embarrassing situation of having no guns to use and no ammunition to replenish after using up the best ammunition in stock. Therefore, the United Kingdom believes that India, which relies on the Russian system, is by no means an opponent with the support of a complete military-industrial system like the PLA.

This situation highlights the importance of building domestic military enterprises and self-reliance. More than 20 years ago, China purchased advanced equipment such as Su-27 fighter jets and Hyundai-class destroyers from Russia, but quickly realized that dependence on foreign countries for military equipment had major shortcomings. Therefore, after the introduction of these equipment, China actively conducts research and development, striving to build a modern military industry. At present, China has not only gotten rid of the need for Russian-made **, but also surpassed Russia in most conventional ** aspects, such as aircraft carriers, stealth fighters, large destroyers, etc. Only by being self-reliant and self-sufficient can we avoid being helpless in war. History has proven this many times.

The publication of this article is not to encourage India to vigorously develop its own military industry, but to remind India to get rid of its dependence on the Russian system and increase its purchase from the West, so that Western military enterprises can make more profits.

India's armament issue has been in the spotlight, and the above details India's heavy reliance on Russian-made ** in its defense plans, as well as the risks it may face. This issue is not only related to India, but also triggered a deep reflection on the military industry and independent research and development capabilities.

First of all, the article mentions that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has had a non-negligible impact on India's armament program. Russia gave priority to meeting this demand in response to urgent needs, which directly led to the postponement of India's ** procurement. In this context, India's over-reliance on Russian-made** has exposed loopholes in its defense plans, making the Indian military extremely vulnerable to potential future conflicts.

Secondly, the article highlights the weakness of India's military-industrial strength. Although India has tried to develop its own main battle tanks and fighters, these attempts have not yielded significant results for various reasons. The self-sufficiency of the military industry not only affects India's defense capabilities, but also exposes weaknesses in maintenance and repair, forcing India to rely on foreign technology and support.

Third, the article mentions that India has taken a series of measures to deal with this situation, including increasing investment, upgrading the military industry, improving R&D capabilities and encouraging the purchase of domestic **. However, these efforts appear to have had little effect so far. This makes us think further about the fact that improving the strength of the military industry is not an overnight task, but requires long-term and sustained investment and efforts.

Finally, the article highlights the importance of self-reliance by comparing China's development experience. China faced a similar dilemma more than 20 years ago, but by actively researching and developing, importing technology and building its own military industry, it managed to get rid of its dependence on the Russian system and surpass Russia in many areas. This provides a useful enlightenment for India, that is, through independent research and development and increased investment, it can truly get rid of excessive dependence on foreign countries.

Generally speaking, the core of India's armament problem is the weakness of its defense program and the inadequacy of its military industry. In the ever-changing global security environment, India needs to increase its independent research and development and investment in armaments to ensure national security and stability. At the same time, it is a lesson that other countries can learn from to work together to build a safer and more peaceful international community.

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