A Call for Action: Modernization of Indian Army to Meet the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century

Abstract

India faces conventional and non-conventional threats from Pakistan and a conventional threat from China. Although India enjoys an edge in conventional capabilities against Pakistan, the capability is less against China. With rapid modernization of the Chinese PLA, the conventional capability gap between China and India is increasing in China's favor. The increasing Chinese investment in Pakistan especially in the China-Pakistan economic corridor and Gwadar port has opened the possibility of a dual front war for India. This thesis will examine and evaluate security threats to India, the current state of modernization and the future modernization goals of the Indian Army. After evaluating the problems in achieving the modernization goals, the thesis will finally recommend suitable approaches to achieve the desired modernization goals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2018
Accession Number
AD1084459

Entities

People

  • Ashish K. Ojha

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies