Imbalance of power : India's military choices in an era of strategic competition with China / by Daniel Kilman, Iskander Rehman, Kristine Lee and Joshua Fitt
Published
Washington, DC : Center for a New American Security, 2019
1 online resource (approximately 24 pages) : maps, color photographs
Contents
Executive Summary. -- Introduction. -- The India-China Military Equation. -- Assessing India's Evolving Military Approach to China. -- Optimizing U.S.-India Defense Cooperation for an Era of Strategic Competition. -- Conclusion
Summary
The focus of this report is how India-- preferably in close partnership with the United States but if need be operating alone--can develop a more robust conventional deterrent vis-à-vis China over the coming decade. The first chapter evaluates the evolving India-China military equation. The second chapter assesses India's current military approach toward China; advances operational concepts for defending India's Himalayan frontier and for successfully prosecuting a conflict in the maritime domain; and lays out required changes to defense organization, capability investments, and strategic partnerships. The third chapter evaluates U.S.-India defense engagement through the lens of strategic competition with China and sets forward a series of recommendations for sharpening security cooperation between Washington and Delhi
