1、Force Development Options for India by 2030 Chris Dougherty INTRODUCTION Strategists and military force planners in India and the United States are grappling with a similar set of challenges posed by Chinas military modernization and increasingly aggressive foreign policy.While the overall challenge
2、 may be similar,Indias responses must conform to Indias unique strategic position rather than attempt to emulate the United States in reduced form.Moreover,while increased budgets and institutional defense reform may improve Indias capacity,these efforts are politically and bureaucratically difficul
3、t and cannot singlehandedly solve the challenges India faces in competing with China.This paper proceeds in three parts.The first part compares the strategic situations of India and the United States vis-vis China and uses the contrasts in this analysis to shade in the outlines and assumptions for t
4、he rest of the paper.Next,the paper explores two specific military challengesone on the land border and one at seathat China could pose,and recommends Indian strategies and operational responses.Finally,the paper concludes with force-planning recommendations for India based on the demands of these r
