Will India ever become a superpower?

Answer 1

yes of courese but in the time span of 25 to 50 years but until then america will remain the one but asia is always growing and you dont know what when and how things will change

Answer 2

Since your question is under the Military section, i'll take it as you're asking in terms of military wise.

Yes, it is in my personal opinion, that India will become a super power, its already building up, and starting to flex it muscles.

Countries, can only grow with hostiles around them, look at countries like South Korea, Japan, Singapore, they are surrounded by not-so-friendly countries, same for India. Pakistan, and nuclear-crazy Iran plus the guriella Tamil Tigers (Sri Lankan) are pushing India, to have the upper hand.

India's economy is on the rise, which is all the more better, to support its growing military, and constantly improving technology. India do possess nuclear weapons if i remember correctly, it'll only be a matter of time, until they rise to the likes of Russia, China and the U.S.

Hopefully though, they'll be a peace loving country instead of a warring nation

Answer 3

Yes, India is exploring ways to improve education, which is essential to superpower status.

In 2002/2003, an estimated 82% of children in the age group of 6-14 were enrolled in school. The Government of India aims to increase this to 100% by the end of the decade.

25,666,044 Indians had a college degree in 2001.

In 2005, the Kerala government introduced a grades-based system in the hope that it will help students to move away from the cut-throat competition and rote-learning and will be able to focus on creative aspects and personality development as well.

From my personal knowledge of working with Indians, they seem patient and perseverant, two great qualities, to move them forward.

Answer 4

Yes...India can become a superpower...but thats a long way off...but considering the current state of the lone superpower....I don't think India should become a SUPERPOWER.

Answer 5

there is no purpose, pakistan wont like it... and you can say but india is bigger, but its still not a reason to cause strife in the region.

anyways, there are not more then a handful of jews in India, and whilst you can say you dont need Jews to be a superpower, if you look at all the superpowers, they all have jews living and working in the system. jews are very diverse and friendly with each other, so sealing oversea deals is easy.

Answer 6

Not if the poverty and population problems persist. Unfortunately I think by the time India and China get to a point where they can flex some muscle internal problems will be too great for these nations to do anything internationally. The strength they gain from becoming westernized is going to be spent on keeping the country from falling apart.

Answer 7

India needs to go a long way... Even This year India had to import Food grains from Australia. It is a shame. Leaders try to make us a military and economic power. But there are millions who lack basic amenities. We may become a Super Power. But it wont be in it's true sense.

Answer 8

It already is, in a way. Certainly from an economic standpoint India and China are the places to watch right now....there's a lot of money being made over there. From what I understand they have a huge military, too.....India and China aren't big buddies.

Answer 9

To become a super power strong poltical will should be there(You might know the present status lol).It should have a strong economy.It should be a backed by strong fighting machine(Most of the weaponary is imported).Except for economy
other two are very low.So in near future i dont think so.

Answer 10

While there is no doubt about the great potential of Indian economy in the rest of this century, severe structural and institutional problems will hobble it for years to come. At this point, the hype about the Indian economy seems patently premature. It is still desperately poor country.

But when it comes to military expediture things are geting scarrier. The country will soon have a two-carrier navy and it is developing a nuclear-armed missile capable of reaching all of Asia. India continues to arm and expand her Armed Forces at an unprecedented scale and yet talk of peace and stability in South Asia. India already has the third largest Army in the world and is the biggest military power in the South Asian region, with no external threat whatsoever to her security. This feverish expansion in her military's aggressive potential is most likely to upset the regional balance of power in South Asia, thereby, destabilizing the region and may be edging it closer to an armed conflict.

Increase in India's defence expenditure is mainly utilized for the purchase of modern weapons, and equipment from abroad. Some amount is also used for updating her large indigenous weapons manufacturing base at home. Some additional induction of manpower for new weapons including guns and missiles of raising units and formation HQ in the Army, new aircraft in the Air Force and new surface ships, submarines, and an aircraft carrier for the Navy are also required. India's defence allocation in any case is not a true reflection of her defence spending as large amounts are shown under different heads in other ministries for security reasons, and often to bypass export regulations of other countries from where banned items may be imported.

India's recent negotiations and firm orders include 400 Bofors guns (used in Kargil) from Sweden, 310 modern T-90 tanks from Russia, mine-blast protection vehicles from Israel and ground and air surveillance devices for the army. The Indian Air Force was allocated a large amount for the purchase of 140 SU-30-MKI multirole fighter aircraft from Russia. 60 of the same aircraft were ordered earlier, 30 in 1966 and 30 in 1998, of these 18 aircraft have already reached India.

In addition to these India's Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis indicated at the 68th anniversary of the Indian Air Force that India was purchasing some more Mirage 2000 fighters from France, Jaguars from UK and M-17 helicopters from Russia. Negotiations are in progress for the purchase of a large number about 60-70 of advanced jet trainers (AJT) from UK.

For the Navy, India is purchasing a Russian aircraft carrier, the "Admiral Gorshkov". The carrier is a free gift but India has agreed to pay $ 650 million for a full refit of the ship. The Navy is also purchasing 40 Russian MIG-29K aircraft which would be the air arm of the new carrier. Another 26 could be added later. India has ordered three Krivak class frigates from Russia at a cost of about $ 1 billion. India is also negotiating with Russia for the lease of a nuclear submarine. The previous one INS "Chakra" was returned to Russia (the USSR) in the late 1980s after a three year's lease. The Navy has also purchased five KA-31 marine AEW helicopters. These could be used from the Russian aircraft carrier.

Instead of purchasing more arms and destabilizing the region, what is required urgently is to initiate some confidence building measures. The prospect of an armed conflict should be reduced to the minimum particularly in the present nuclear environment that exists in South Asia. Resort to arms has failed to solve Indo-Pak problems in the past and are not likely to do so in the future as well. Measures adopted so far by India and Pakistan with regard to Kashmir have certainly borne fruit. There is less tension along the line of control in Kashmir as the guns are silent and should continue to be so.