Can India Become A Great Power

There is no doubt that whenever the debate held for which country being agreat power after America - along with China , India is also being consider tobe a one of them..

As both countries not only have billon plus population and growingmilitary powers but also did economic promises for their own nation andbe a valuable trading partners. In that case China already gave its economicrise.

Whereas, looking to India it has lots to offer in every field but with lack ofits strategic culture and effort India become less economically dynamiccompare to that of China.

Being democratic countries India ranked in first row in fighting withterrorism as it suffered from many jihadist violence. Unlike china andRussia it hide many skeleton in cupboards (secret scandals that are hiddenfrom the world).

But on the counter part it has enormous coastline for trade and respectednavy which provide well place security in global trade.

[The Economist 30th April2013]

Although India has an increasing defence budget that further predicts to be

the world’s fourth largest defence service in 2020, but it does not possess a

strong and active security policy.

Whereas in such case Politian's also shows minor interest in military or

strategic issues. And because of this lack of interest Indian foreign services

are becoming quite weak, which stop India to move step towards being a

great power.

Due to this loopholes it become compulsion for the country to keep a top

priority as economic growth.

[The Economist 30thmarc2013]

India should start to restructure its country fortune extremely strong by

making foreign service policy to get fit for a great power.

To fit for its professional defence ministry and be unified defence staff it

need to work together with the country’s political leaders.

As India is having just 0.8% oil and gas reserve it need to work harder for

its industrial trade as well as,

It needs a well-funded navy that can become both a provider of maritime

security along some of the world’s busiest sea-lanes and an expression of

India’s willingness to shoulder the responsibilities of a great power.

[The Economist 30thmarch 2013]

For considering as a great power India has more active military troops thanany Asian country other than China.

Its defence budget has risen to $46.8 billion and today it is the world’sseventh-largest military spender and further assume that by 2020 it willhave overtake Japan, France and Britain to come in fourth.

It has a nuclear stockpile of 80 or more high explosive system which itcould easily add more, and ballistic missiles that can deliver some of themto any point in Pakistan. It has recently tested a missile with a range of5,000km (3,100 miles), which would reach most of China.

[TheEconomist30thmarch 2013]

Apart from its achievements in its defence power, still the main threatsfacing India are the relation with Pakistan which is always unstable but arecent attempt has made to improve the relation between the twocountries and to some extent it is success, still the tension move around(LOC) the “line of control” for Kashmir partition.

Taking to the naval system, both India and China are rapidly developingits naval defence force and expected to have their operational group inIndian ocean to safeguard natural resources.

Alongside, China’s navy is expanding by 2020 that India cannot. But thefact is that India’s sailors are highly competent. They have been operatingan aircraft carrier since the 1960s, whereas China is only now getting intothe game.

[TheEconomist30thmarch 2013]

Instead of clear strategic thinking, India shuffles with many bureaucratic

and corruption issues. This symbolise India’s unwillingness to reform its

best defence and industrial base which on the other hand wasting huge

amounts of money, supplies the armed forces with substandard kit and

leaves the country dependent on foreigners for military modernisation.

Therefore there is a chance that India’s dreams of becoming a 21st-century

power would be shattered.