Opinion | India’s Military Power Grappling With Critical Gaps. New Govt Needs To Take Some Quick Decisions

With India set to emerge as the third-largest economy, defence forces need to be adequately prepared to safeguard its economic, territorial & strategic interests in accordance with this status.  

Considering the two fronts facing Pakistan and China, the IAF should ideally have around 42 squadrons of fighter aircraft. However, this has decreased to 30.

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When a new government is sworn in at the Centre later this month, it has its work cut out on the security front at least. The Ladakh stand-off, which began in 2020, has deepened the perceived threat from China, even as the Indian armed forces – from the Air Force to the Army and Navy – struggle with limited resources. India’s depleting fighter squadrons are ill-equipped to engage in a full-scale war with the Chinese forces. Despite urgent requests from the air headquarters