Can India afford to keep chasing China’s military shadow — or should it accept strategic realities and choose a different path? As China continues to surge ahead in military modernization — exemplified by the recent unveilings of the J-36 stealth fighter and the Type 076 amphibious assault ship — India finds itself grappling with a stark reality: It is not merely lagging behind but facing a widening and potentially unbridgeable gap.
While the domestic media and political rhetoric have long framed India as a rising power capable of competing with China, its persistent reliance on defense imports, sluggish indigenous production,The post Beyond Comparisons: India’s Strategic Reckoning amid China’s Military Modernization appeared first on War on the Rocks.