India China Military Power: China, embroiled in a border dispute with India for decades, has started projecting itself as a superpower. The Chinese Army (PLA) has questioned the strength of the Indian Army and claimed that India cannot match its weapons.
Delegates of the Chinese Army said after Asia’s biggest security dialogue “Shangri La Dialogue” held in Singapore that China does not face any security threat from India. Chinese military officials said in a huff – India’s army cannot pose a challenge to the Chinese army.
‘India is behind us even in manufacturing, it is not a threat’
Senior Colonel Zhao Jiazhou of China’s People’s Liberation Army ‘PLA Academy of Military Sciences’ made this statement on June 4 at a press conference on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue. He said- “India is far behind in comparison to China’s defense industry and manufacturing. It will take decades for them to become as good as us.”
Indian Army will not be able to compete with us: Zhao Jiazhou
According to the ‘South China Morning Post’, Jiazhou said, “India will not be able to compete with China in military power even during the coming few decades, because of its weak industrial infrastructure. And has made a modern platform.
‘India is dependent on other countries, while China itself is making weapons’
Describing India as dependent on other countries, Chinese official Jiazhou said in a press conference, “If you look at the military system of the Indian Army, hardly any tank, aircraft or warship is made by itself. The weapons it has are imported from other countries.” have been done.”
- There are 20 lakh soldiers in the Chinese army. There are 13 lakh soldiers in the Indian Army.
‘Army not modernised, China will not be affected’
Senior Colonel Zhang Chi, another Chinese military officer, said- “India has not modernized its army compared to us, and what it will do will not affect Sino-Indian relations.”
After such statements by Chinese military officers, the comparison of the current strength of the army of China and India has started in the world media.
China India’s two largest armies, both have nuclear bombs
Let us tell you that India and China are the two most populous countries in the world, which are also poised to become the biggest economies, they have been embroiled in border disputes for decades. Both countries have the world’s largest army, and both are also nuclear power nations. In the Global Fire Power Index-2023, China has been described as the third most powerful country in the world and India as the fourth most powerful country in the world.
