{"id":240658,"date":"2023-05-02T20:06:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=240658"},"modified":"2023-05-02T20:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:36:26","slug":"ukraine-crisis-highlights-indias-need-to-reduce-dependence-on-military-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ukraine-crisis-highlights-indias-need-to-reduce-dependence-on-military-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine crisis highlights India\u2019s need to reduce dependence on military imports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source-<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cUkraine crisis highlights India\u2019s need to reduce dependence on military imports\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 1st May 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- International relations<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>– Global geopolitics and its impact on India<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– The article explains the dilemma posed by Ukraine war for India foreign policy makers.<\/p>\n

What is the Russian stand regarding the Ukraine war?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As per Putin, the Ukrainian nation does not exist, and it is an inalienable part <\/strong>of Russia\u2019s history, culture and spiritual space.\u201d Such claims are made by hegemonic states <\/strong>to hide their intentions for dominance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Putin has accused the US and Europe of bad faith<\/strong>. Gorbachev was given assurance that NATO would advance \u201cnot an inch eastward\u201d<\/strong>. This undertaking was allegedly violated when NATO included 10 former Warsaw Pact members. <\/strong><\/p>\n

How has conflict posed a dilemma for New <\/strong>Delhi?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It remains engaged with Russia and China in the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), while also partnering with the US in the Quad and Malabar groupings. India simultaneously holds presidencies of the G20 and SCO<\/strong>. India will need a \u201ctightrope walk\u201d while maintaining \u201cstrategic autonomy\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The increasing closeness of Moscow with Beijing gives Beijing great leverage<\/strong>. It impacts Russia\u2019s capacity to pursue independent relations <\/strong>with other states, especially India.<\/p>\n

There is a rapid decline in Russia\u2019s capability as a defence supplier.<\/strong> It should be a cause of worry for India.<\/p>\n

The Quad and Malabar groupings show the convergence of US and Indian strategic interests.<\/strong> But their overall impact has been underwhelming. China sees this grouping as a potential impediment to its hegemonic grand plan. <\/strong>The Quad members except the US have also shown nervousness in their responses to China<\/strong>. Quad meetings have empahasised that the grouping has no security implications<\/strong> and is not an \u201cAsian NATO\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What are prospects of Indo-US cooperation in assisting India in improving the security scenario of India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In September 2021, Australia, the UK and US announced the formation of a trilateral security pact, AUKUS<\/strong>. Under it, the US and Britain will share many advanced technologies <\/strong>with Australia and would also assist it in acquiring a nuclear attack submarine force. <\/strong><\/p>\n

AUKUS shows that there is complete absence of any similar offer of training, military technology or hardware, by the US to India. This is despite the strategic partnership and\u00a0 Indo-US civil nuclear deal and a host of defence-related agreements.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)<\/strong> was announced in May 2022 by Joe Biden. It remains to be seen if iCET results in significant sales or transfer of technology<\/strong> to India or ends up like other Indo-US agreements.<\/p>\n

What are the options for India to increase independence in defence supplies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Weak performance of India\u2019s military-industrial complex<\/strong> has made it import-dependent<\/strong> for weaponry.<\/p>\n

While \u201catmanirbharta\u201d is a good. But technology has long gestation periods.<\/strong> India should draw useful lessons from China.<\/p>\n

China has employed reverse engineering, coercion<\/strong>, and even blatant theft<\/strong> to acquire military technology from the USSR and the West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- The post is based on the article \u201cUkraine crisis highlights India\u2019s need to reduce dependence on military imports\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 1st May 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations Relevance– Global geopolitics and its impact on India News– The article explains the dilemma posed by Ukraine war for India foreign policy makers.… Continue reading Ukraine crisis highlights India\u2019s need to reduce dependence on military imports<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500],"class_list":["post-240658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1703772752},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240658\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}