Preparing India for China’s missile challenge
This analysis examines the strategic threat posed by China's conventional missile inventory to India's national security. It highlights India's current vulnerabilities, including a lack of robust hypersonic defense and the need for better integration of its own missile systems.
Why it matters
It addresses the shifting balance of power in the Himalayas and the urgent need for India to modernize its defense capabilities to counter regional threats.
Missiles are reshaping warfare, making conflicts faster, cheaper, and more political. A limited volley of conventional missiles can paralyse a country, disrupt critical infrastructure, and complicate decision-making. With China having deployed more than 200 conventional missile launchers opposite India, the key question is how this missile superiority could shape a future conflict.
The article provides a strategic assessment of military capabilities based on current geopolitical realities without inflammatory rhetoric.
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