Opinion: ‘India remained silent about the preparations…’, China is not understanding that this is not the India of 1962, if it dares then the dragon will have to face a lot ( Image Source : PTI )
Questioning India’s military capability by a Chinese delegation during a press conference on the sidelines of Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue is not correct in the sense that it is neither the India of 1962 nor This is China of 1962. There is a lot of difference between the two. But the difference that has come, it also needs to be recognized. Senior Colonel Zhao Jiazhou of PLA Academy of Military Sciences said that during the coming few decades, India will not be in a position to compete with China in military power because of its weak industrial infrastructure.
The way in 1962 there was no preparation on the borders regarding India’s war. The attack by the Chinese army came just like a wave and it picked up everything and threw it away. I think that is not the case now. But, we should also recognize that China’s capacity has also increased a lot. A lot of work has been done in this in the last one decade and more is likely to happen in the next decade.
What was the difference compared to 1962
The second thing is that the kind of war that happened in 1962 will not happen now. In 1962, the entire emphasis was on infantry and foot force. Now in the modernized technology, be it drone or missile, it will be used a lot. We are told a lot about China in the preparations for the border, but India remained silent about its preparations to a large extent. India’s preparation is complete and the system which China will use, the whole of India will definitely use it to give a befitting reply against it. But the difference comes here that in order to increase our capacity, there are many such things inside India which only we import. But, China makes all those things itself.
China will get a befitting reply
If there is a long war between China and India, then it can create difficulties for India. If there is a minor skirmish, for a week-10 days, if there is a violent skirmish in some border areas, or a war-type atmosphere, then we can handle it even for a month. After that the problems will start because the production lines we have are not preparing to make such equipment.
For example, just look at Ukraine and Russia. If Russia did not have that capability, would it have been able to withstand the war for one and a half years, the way it has suffered. On the other hand, if Ukraine was not getting the help from all over the world, especially from the western world, if Ukraine was not being equipped with the latest weapons, could Ukraine have survived as much as it has against Russia? . That’s why this gap also needs to be recognized.
But, it also does not mean that India will be in the same war as it was in 1962. But, we need to pay more attention to one thing that India never intends to attack China. India never thinks that we will come as a threat to China. India’s main focus is on the security of its borders on the borders. Do not enter the borders of China.
India’s preparedness enough for its defense
If you want to attack someone, then you have to prepare for that level. But, you do not need that level of preparation when you have to defend yourself. If seen from that point of view, then India’s capabilities are enough. But, perhaps it is not of the same level as that of China. The reality is that there is a huge gap between the two countries in the defense sector. However, a lot of work has happened during the last 8-9 years. We have to recognize these things.
In whatever the colonel of China has said, he has thrown some from above while some are facts. There are realities behind the realities, which need to be recognized. Like I said, if China is aggressive and we are defensive, then it is better for us that we become aggressive without preparation. The defender has a better position on the mountains than the one who is attacking. But we have to see the new systems of security that are coming, because they will all be used. What has been broken by his army, it will be known only when the time comes.
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