India, as the world's most populous country and the fourth largest country in terms of GDP, leads the world in GDP growth and claims to be the fourth in the world in terms of military strength. It stands to reason that such a powerful country regards China as an imaginary enemy, and we should pay close attention to it.
However, the fact is that both China and the international community tend to be taken lightly when it comes to India. This is not a bias on the part of China or the international community, but a problem for India itself.
India's national atmosphere of arrogance and national arrogance, believing that India is the center of the universe, has led to India's extremely unpragmatic nation-building and military development, and it is unable to face up to its own shortcomings.
There is a reason why India is ridiculed and despised in the international community. Despite China's outstanding performance in nearly two decades of lunar exploration operations, India has frequently ridiculed the United States on social media after the failure of the Peregrine Falcon lunar lander.
In addition, many Indian netizens believe that their aerospace field has surpassed the United States and is about to become the space hegemon of China and even the world. But in reality, India's achievements in the field of space are largely based on luck.
India's self-developed Tejas fighter has also attracted people's attention. India's Modi recently flew the fighter plane for a test flight and said that the Tejas fighter has reached the world's first-class level.
However, the reality is that the performance of the Tejas fighter is even inferior to that of the third-generation aircraft, while China, the United States, Russia and other countries have already begun to develop the sixth-generation aircraft. This makes people wonder how the Tejas can reach the world-class level?
Recently, the Indian Navy released a promotional video showing the strength of the twin aircraft carriers. In the picture, the Indian Navy has a strong lineup and shows strong combat effectiveness. However, the reality is that one of the aircraft carriers does not even have carrier-based aircraft.
India's so-called cosmosically invincible Kolkata-class destroyers are even inferior to the discontinued Chinese 052C-class destroyers. As a result, it is naturally difficult to expect the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers without carrier-based aircraft.
Although India thinks highly of itself and claims to be the largest power in the universe, we should not let that make us look down on this adversary. After all, even a monkey holding a ** can cause damage.
Although India's military equipment is not strong, its number is still very impressive. In recent years, India has been actively trying to join the P5 and, due to certain interests, has received the consent of several other P5 countries.
However, India may not realize that if it only pursues status without cultivating itself, even if it becomes a new P5 member, it may only become a laughing stock for others.