Is India rapidly closing towards being a SuperPower?

[Novice09]

India will only become a superpower once it lifts 600 million poor people from poverty

Don't know about the actual figure whether it is less of more but we really need to work harder for the betterment of our countrymen... not just for poor people.

Note that I'm not talking about being a superpower

has at least 3 aircraft carriers, 20 destroyers, 20 frigates and 20 submarines in its navy. Unless the goals above aren't reached, India can not be classified as a superpower.

What about Army and Air Force
to be a superpower strong military is not the only criteria, it is a bunch of economy, technology, human resource, infrastructure, skilled/technocratic workforce, strong leadership etc.
a wrong step can whitewash your entire progress

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

What China wouldn't pay for a low profile... but when the west hype your rise as the next coming thing and you are the world's second largest economy by virtual of size (nevermind what the average Chinese makes), the world doesn't give the choice of keeping low profile.


I seriously am sick of this saturation of China related news.

Yes exactly right, it's always the International media that are hyping up the rise of China.

Even though the Chinese leaders themselves have NEVER described China as a rising superpower. Their goal is for China to become a middle-income country.

China wants to stay low-profile, but the world media is just going into a frenzy over it.

 

[Novice09]

The Problem is Not our govt , the Politicians , Our Defense Ministry is Not Corrupt but our Chief Ministers and Other Local Politicians are... The Govt gives Required Amount of Facilities to each Person who is Below Poverty Line but Our Politicians are so Corrupt that they do not bother wasting those money's on Poor and Instead deposit them Safely in Swiss Bank...

So Do you come to say that we should Re route the Amount of Money invested in Defense for Alleviation of Poverty which In return goes to some one else's Swiss Bank Account???

govt is well aware of it and Many are brought to spot lights

Do you believe that top politicians won't get their dues in swiss accounts

 

[third eye]

We Indians in particular & S Asians in general have a hang up on designations. We like to designate everything & put it in a slot.

This Super power & UNSC seat is getting to be tiresome.

Why cant we just shut up , put our heads down & shoulder behind the wheel .. and work without designations & adjectives attached to everything we do.

Lastly is Obama the litmus test for everything ? Nations feel happy when he smiles & sad when he frowns.

 

[Novice09]

Yes exactly right, it's always the International media that are hyping up the rise of China.

Even though the Chinese leaders themselves have NEVER described China as a rising superpower. Their goal is for China to become a middle-income country.

China wants to stay low-profile, but the world media is just going into a frenzy over it.

You have to pay this price for being second largest economy in the word

tell me, today which country can give headache to uncle sam
aren't you in the list

 

[Novice09]

Lastly is Obama the litmus test for everything ? Nations feel happy when he smiles & sad when he frowns.

are you talking about India...

I was laughing when he was giving speech at gateway of India on 2008 Mumbai attacks.

speak something, do something - Chanakaya's follower... and he says that he follows Mahatma Gandhi

 

[chengdusudise]

India doesn't need to be a superpower to fight a successful war.

yes, but if you do not have a successful war against a main power, for example, japan against russia in 1905, american against Nazi german in 1945, china against american in 1950, you will never be considered as a main power.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

yes, but if you do not have a successful war against a main power, for example, japan against russia in 1905, american against Nazi german in 1945, china against american in 1950, you will never be considered as a main power.

China is completely taking complete credit for the Korean war? In that logic Pakistan beat Russia. You think back then China can challenge America head on?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

China is completely taking complete credit for the Korean war? In that logic Pakistan beat Russia. You think back then China can challenge America head on?

But Soviet Union didn't subsidize us, they merely sold some WWII weapons to PVA. Later we did pay them the debt with loanshark interest rate which causes the massive starvation of Chinese farmers in 1960s.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

China is completely taking complete credit for the Korean war? In that logic Pakistan beat Russia. You think back then China can challenge America head on?

The Korean war was pretty much a head-on collision.

The North Koreans were almost completely defeated even before China joined the fight, and China turned the battle around.

I don't agree that you need to have a successful war against a major power though, to be considered a great power. In the modern world, cooperation is much more important than conflict, and great power status will be based on many factors.

 

[CardSharp]

China is completely taking complete credit for the Korean war? In that logic Pakistan beat Russia. You think back then China can challenge America head on?

I can see why you are suspicious but I assure you after the collapse of the North Korea military during period between the battle at the Pusan perimeter and the inchon landing, it was China who surprised and defeated the US lead UN force.

No matter what the "Eternal President" or the "Great leader" tells you, it was Chinese generals and Chinese blood that pushed the UN back to the 38th parallel.

 

[Novice09]

^^ request all of you to be on topic...
We can discuss that on a different thread

 

[CardSharp]

^^ request all of you to be on topic...
We can discuss that on a different thread

We've reached consensus on the original topic, I think it is important to clear up the misconceptions that remain.

 

[Novice09]

We've reached consensus on the original topic, I think it is important to clear up the misconceptions that remain.

and that is what I'm saying we can do that on a different thread with appropriate heading

 

[sam_every where]

China is completely taking complete credit for the Korean war? In that logic Pakistan beat Russia. You think back then China can challenge America head on?

pakistan indeed beat soviet, if it was not for pakistanis to prepare for afgan war supply arms make strategies, encourage armed resistance, train the mujahideens, not to mention how many thousands of pakistani fighters went to afghanistan to fight war there the war was definitely un winnable..., who else then beat russia, america?? europe?? bharatis??

the end of war made soviet collapse