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‘India’s longing for great power status a challenge for China’
INS Vikramaditya Controversy or Criticsm
INS Vikramaditya has received sharp criticism from India’s CAG which stated that the objective of the Indian Navy to induct an aircraft carrier has not been achieved and highlighted that the ship was a second hand one. Since the report is coming from a higher level, people are keen to agree with it and criticize the acquisition plans. But my question is , if this deal wasn’t the right one for the navy, could you tell me from where else could the Indian Navy have acquired a 45,000 ton carrier with the ability to operate around 30 aircraft including the conventional MiG-29k and not just Sea Harriers which offer limited power projection? The answer is clear. Nowhere else. The Europeans are building light carriers of 20-25,000 tons which can operate only STOVL aircraft like Harriers and F-35B. The Americans won’t sell any of their carriers and that’s all there is to say. It was rumored that USS Kitty Hawk was offered to the Indian Navy and it mostly isn’t. Even if it was true, India would have limited use for a 50 year old supercarrier which would cost a bomb to operate.
Now, how is it that I am saying that the INS Vikramaditya is perfect for the Indian Navy. Even though it overran initial budget estimations, it was the only option for the Indian Navy and it is worth every dollar of the 2.5 billion $ which India paid for its flagship. It fulfills the Indian doctrine of being able to project power using an aircraft carrier. India doesn’t need an ultra-expensive, ultra large carrier like the US, as the Indian doctrine doesn’t dictate global presence and involvement in all of the ‘hot’ zones around the world. The Indian Navy needs a carrier to enable it to project power in the Indian Ocean and safeguard the Indian interests. Vikramaditya does that, and does it very well. Looking at the situation in a practical manner, the only major naval presence in the Indian Ocean are India and USA. Being an ally, US isn’t competing with India in projection of naval power and is working together with India to ensure peace and stability in the Indian Ocean. The real threat comes from the increasing Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean. Vikramaditya is more than enough to serve as a deterrent as the Chinese navy just has a theoretical blue water navy which can’t deploy carrier battle groups or nuclear submarines in faraway regions and sustain them usefully. Their carrier doesn’t have a proper air wing and is years away from attaining combat clearance. So apart from the US naval presence, INS Vikramaditya, with its battle group will be the king of the Indian Ocean.
Source:- Defencyclopedia
" data-image-meta="[]" data-image-title="INS VIKRAMADITYA : THE KING OF THE INDIAN OCEAN ?" data-large-file="" data-medium-file="" data-orig-file="" data-orig-size="" data-permalink="http://ift.tt/2qypoS0" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_scgexZ5hzGcnMq7bT3TwfgxG6geKIdZ4q-udp1W_JRFw_AOMZk-WX29XLZQhLRWvRNoqazeJK5Mw=s0-d">Sino-Indian relations are likely to remain complicated as India’s “longing” for great power status will be a challenge for China, a state-run daily said today.Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India may seek to establish closer ties with the US, Japan, Australia and other countries so that it can play a more important role than earlier, an article in the Global Times said.
“The Modi administration will not greatly adjust the current diplomatic strategy, which could be generalised as going beyond the regional vision and pursuing great power status; striking a diplomatic balance among big powers but giving top priority to the US; creating peripheral security while putting its focus mainly on China and Pakistan; developing more partners and prioritising Japan and Australia; and promoting Indian products,” it said.
By joining international organisations such as the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) India wants to gain more international influence, it said.
“However, in the process of becoming a leading force in the international security arena, finding out how to better handle relations with Pakistan, China and other neighbouring countries will be a major challenge for India.”
The daily said India’s foreign policy is a continuation of Modi and his team’s “political ambition and self- confidence”, while also showing India’s “longing for great power status”.
“This is both an opportunity and a challenge for China in its relations with India, which have experienced a series of setbacks and disturbances recently.”
“For a long period of time in the future, working out how to get along well with an ambitious but sensitive neighbour, as well as finding out how to efficiently cooperate with this friend and reduce mutual contradictions and disputes will be worthy of consideration for China,” the paper said.
Source:- ET
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