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India, which has ambitious plans to build a blue water navy over the next decade, will not be able to attain its goals without foreign, particularly Russian assistance, Pyotr Topychkanov opines.
India will, over the next decade, face the task of building a modern naval industrial complex, able to implement all the technologies already available to Delhi.Pyotr Topychkanov, Senior Researcher at the Security Centre of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations RAS, believes modernization of the Indian military-industrial complex, in order to develop the country’s naval forces, is long overdue.
The Indian naval doctrine and plans for the development of its Navy are greatly outpacing the current development of the country’s defence establishment. As a result, India is forced to depend on suppliers of foreign technologies and on the direct supply of naval armaments,” said Topychkanov.
The Indian naval doctrine and plans for the development of its Navy are greatly outpacing the current development of the country’s defence establishment. As a result, India is forced to depend on suppliers of foreign technologies and on the direct supply of naval armaments,” said Topychkanov.
Topychkanov said theoretically, India could solve this problem on its own, but the big question remains, how much time ultimately will the country need to achieve this task.
“However, such modernization in India will not mean only the development of state-owned enterprises, as plans call for also involving major private companies, such as Larsen & Toubro. Another question is, if India decides to go it alone in this sphere, how much time will be needed, and the results will be unpredictable,” he said.