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Why this reaction? I was only stating that India is and cannot be a match for China in the coming decades. Infact i think that overall the Chinese are closer to the US than India is to China.
Name me one truly complete weapon system that India manufactures? China has J-11B(which has indigenous WS-10 engine now), KJ-2000 AWACS, Type-99 tank, WZ-10 attack helicopter and Type-052C AESA destroyer. India simply cannot manufacture anything major at all. How can a country like India compete with the might of China? I see the gap between China and india actually growing in the coming decade, not narrowing.
Make no mistake, China is trying to be a near competitor to the US militarily by the end of this decade. It's military technology will be a close second to the US with all others trailing behind by 2020. Some of the systems that China has in the works are truly mind blowing in the likes of the J-20 Fighhter and the new generation PL-21D ramjet missile. This is a combination that is likely the scare the pants of even F-22 pilots as they cannot assume any subtantial superiority over the J-20/PL-21D combination.
India is decades behind China. I know that Indians can and should dream but trying to compare themselves against a much more technological advanced power like China is ridiculous. Like i have already said, smart Indians would concentrate on the economy and minimum deterrance than trying to compete with an economic and soon to be military behemoth across the Himalayas
Well even though India has quite a few indigenous projects but they are not xerox copies like chinese things (J-11= Su-27SK copy).Check the Kolkata class destroyer with the Revati 3D CAR AESA Radar,Akash SAM with Rajendra PESA Radar,HAL light combat helicopter,LCA Tejas MK-II,Shivalik frigates,Brahmaputra and godavari class frigates along with IAC-1,Nag ATGM.As far as 5th gen jets are concerned we are proud partners in the Sukhoi PAK FA/FGFA project.Bharat zindabaad.