Assessing Modernization of the Indian Armed Forces through Budgetary Allocations
He worked at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses from 2013 to 2020 read more
Volume:8
Issue:1
Perspectives
India’s quest for modernization of the armed forces is propelled by the persistent threat to its territorial integrity and the aspiration of becoming a great power. However, there is no clearly defined comprehensive policy, much less a carefully crafted strategy, for time-bound modernization of the armed forces and there is no mechanism in place to steer the modernization programme in a holistic manner. In fact, there is considerable ambiguity about the core question as to what constitutes comprehensive ‘modernization’. Consequently, it is left to the services to chalk out their own ‘modernization’ plans.
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