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India has always had a kind of "honey self-confidence", which is reflected not only in the high perception of its own ability, but also in the low perception of the ability of others. Recently, Lieutenant General Shankar, former artillery chief of the Indian Army, published an article in the Indian media "Eurasian Times", declaring that the PLA's rocket force units "have nothing to fear" and that India can completely "win by quality."
According to the article, the Rocket Forces can solve the "problem of the lack of overseas bases in the squadron" to a certain extent, and can also make up for the "lack of ocean-going fleet" in the squadron, because the squadron does not have "enough skilled seamen and pilots";However, when the squadron uses the rocket force, it can only be used as a strategic force, and it will be weakened in a tactical environment, because the squadron lacks "air defense and anti-missile capabilities", and the author believes that the squadron's anti-missile interception system is still under development, which is heavily dependent on the S-300 imported from Russia;His reasoning is that China has never mentioned in its reports the details of protecting the rocket forces from the air.
The author of the article admits an "objective fact" that the Rocket Force is indeed stronger than India, with an advantage in missiles and long-range rockets, but also argues that India "overestimates the superiority of the PLA" and can win by "quality" and counteract the PLA's ground superiority by building up special forces and air strike forces.
Previously, this Indian army ** also published an absurd article full of prejudice and historical nihilism, claiming"Everything outside the Great Wall is not China"China's territory should be limited to the Great Wall and the coastline.
For this article by Lieutenant General Shankar, there are too many slots;When will the PLA still rely on the S-300 for air defense systems?The "Red Flag" series has reached 22;When did the PLA Navy and Air Force lack trained seamen and pilots?If the PLA is lacking, no one in the world dares to say that they are not lacking, and the Indian army is like that, there are a lot of illiterates, so you are embarrassed to talk to us about quality
Of course, we should also be wary that India's contempt for us is likely to lead to more strategic miscalculations on the part of New Delhi, such as the belief that they can continue to seize benefits on the border through military adventures.
For a long time, many of the incidents that India has engaged in in its neighborhood have been based on overly optimistic strategic calculations. For example, in 2020, Indian border guards provoked a border conflict between China and India, and Modi tried to use it as a bargaining chip, when one of India's strategic calculations was that "China is mired in the new crown epidemic and cannot take a tough stance in the border area", which eventually led to a series of border incidents, including the conflict in the Galwan Valley.
Recently, this kind of blind optimism in India seems to have begun to rear-headSome people believe that this may be the confidence brought by the successful landing of the "Chandrayaan-3" on the moon, in short, India has recently issued a number of policies: in terms of defense, India announced plans to build a second self-produced aircraft carrier, and declared that it is aimed at the Chinese Navy;On the economic front, India is waging a de facto war against China, trying to force multinational companies to stop importing parts from China and instead produce them in India.
I hope that the recent withdrawal of troops from the Maldives can make Modi sober up, India is not without sober people, and they are also deeply aware that India is still a long way from the "world's top player";As for "talents" like Lieutenant General Shankar, from India's point of view, it would be better to have fewer such people, and of course we would be happy to see that India is full of such talents.
Seriously, Modi has vowed to build a "resounding" power, relying on this self-deception?