India begins to modernize its army based on lessons from Ukraine war - Forbes
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India is closely studying the war in Ukraine, which has significantly influenced modern warfare tactics and strategies. As a result, the Indian army is being improved, according to Forbes.
India finds itself in a precarious situation, surrounded by two hostile neighbors - Pakistan to the northwest and China to the north. India has fought several wars with Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region, and it continues to have numerous border disputes with China.
The first and most crucial lesson India has learned from the Russia-Ukraine war, as highlighted by Forbes, is the importance of resilient defense, particularly through fire control in buffer zones. This allows effective resistance against enemy advances. Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have achieved defensive resilience using artillery and drones, disrupting large-scale enemy offensives.
Against this background, India has accelerated its efforts to modernize its artillery systems. Following Ukraine’s example, India is adopting the standardization of heavy artillery to the 155 mm caliber, which is used by most Western countries. India's arsenal already includes some 155-mm artillery systems acquired from Sweden and the UK. Additionally, India is working to develop its own howitzers of this caliber.
India has begun developing its own Rustom drones, which are similar to Israel’s Heron and the US MQ-9 Reaper.
Furthermore, RBC-Ukraine reported earlier that after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India sharply increased its trade with Russia, particularly in purchasing Russian oil, which continues to fund the Kremlin’s military machine.
