Can India defeat the USA?

印度能打败美国吗？

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Andrew Arrowsmith, former 30 Years as an IT Professional

The only way that war would happen is if USA invaded India. Why would they do that?

So what happens? Does the USA conquer India? No. Never mind that you might find outfits like the SAS operating in Indian Army uniforms, India is a huge country, they are very fine soldiers, they are well armed and equipped and the sheer volume of body bags is going to have a major impact on US public opinion.

Probably the economic sanctions from Europe wouldn't’t help either.

Three other scenarios:

1.Pakistan might jump on India’s back - that might give the US the “win”, though of course from an American point of view the last case would be far worse than the first

2.Pakistan might put historic hatreds aside in favour of the need to show that the sub-continent is not prepared to be anybody’s victim - in that case, I see no possibility of an American win.

3.Countries like Britain, particularly, might see it as an obligation to repay India’s support in two world wars and take part. After that it all gets crazy. And before you say USA took part in those wars too, bear in mind that India chose to take part in each case, while in both cases America stayed out making money until kicked into the conflict by external circumstances. Europe - and particularly Britain - has not forgotten that.

战争唯一可能的方式就是美国入侵印度。他们为什么要这么做？

那么会发生什么呢？美国征服印度吗？不。不用担心，你可能会发现印度部队使用SAS的装备，印度是一个大国，印度士兵是非常优秀的，他们有很好的武装和装备，单单是尸体袋的数量就会对美国的公众舆论产生重大冲击。

或许来自欧洲的经济制裁也无济于事。

还有另外3种可能：

1.巴基斯坦可能会站在印度的对立面——这可能会让美国“赢得胜利”，尽管从美国的角度来看，最后一个例子当然会比第一个糟糕得多；

2.巴基斯坦可能会把历史仇恨放在一边，以表明亚欧大陆不愿成为任何人的受害者——在这种情况下，我看不出美国获胜的可能性。

3.特别是像英国这样的国家，可能会将其视为报答印度在两次世界大战中的支持，作为自己的义务。在那之后，一切都变得疯狂了。在美国也卷入这些战争之前，请记住印度选择参与了每一个事件，而在这两个事件中，美国都避身世外，大发战争钱，直到不得不卷入冲突。欧洲，尤其是英国，从未忘却这一点。

Abhi Jeet

You are asking it probably after looking at the numbers….

Yes, the numbers say- and some other Americans too say- that the US would ANNIHILATE India.

But never forget one thing-- war is not won by weapons, it is won by courage and the righteousness of the intentions.

Let's assume US's willing to overthrow a govt it doesn't like. So , it invades India with a huge force, aiming at complete extinction,with loads of missiles(not nukes) and Planes and warships and tanks. You think India would be lolling in a beach?

US would literally take weeks to reach India intending to fight a war. Before even they reach the coast, we would be throwing all loads of shits on them. Tanks would blow boats up, and the coast would be littered by mines. Mortars, artillery guns and moreover, snipers and stealth manpower.

They have to trespass our jungles to reach us, and Vietnam war has shown that a westerner had better not fight the Orientals in the jungles.

If situation worsens, govt will give you guns to fight enemies. “Indianism” will turn the people savage..

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你可能是在看了数据之后才问出这个问题的……

是的，数据会说话——有些美国人也表示——美国会歼灭印度。

但不要忘记一件事——战争不是靠武器打赢的，而是靠勇气和正义。

如果美国想要推番一个它不喜欢的政府。美国会用大量的导弹(不是核武器)、飞机、军舰和坦克，以巨大的军力入侵印度，目的是彻底消灭印度。你觉得印度会瘫在沙滩上坐以待毙吗？

美国要花几周时间才能到达印度来发动战争。在他们到达海岸之前，我们就会用垃圾攻击他们。坦克会炸掉船只，海岸上布满地雷。还有迫击炮，大炮，狙击手和秘密部队。

他们必须穿过丛林才能到达印度，而越南战争已经表明，西方人不要企图在丛林里与东方人作战。

如果情况恶化，政府会给民众发放枪支来打击敌人。“印度主义”会让人民狂怒。

Anonymous

The US has not won a single major war since WWII. Heck, it could not even defeat Vietnamese or Afghans, with their paltry rifles, inspite of committing large-scale human ri hts violations against them (who can forget pictures of napalm hit children). So I don’t think US will win a war against India or .

But for India to win the war, India would have to attack the US, and no one has managed that since pearl harbor (the next major attack was 9/11). So unless India establishes some bases closer to the US, India won’t win the war. One advantage India has is that in US, power is very centralized. Hitting New York City or Washington DC will cripple the US. After 9/11 for example, there was major chaos and US administrators did not know how to handle it. So that will be a big advantage. India is more decentralized. That’s why the civilization continues to survive while others fell a long time ago. But I really don’t think anyone can realistically win the war.

This is one war that should not happen. A war between the largest de ocracy and the oldest de ocracy in the world does not make any sense.

自二战以来，美国从未打赢过任何一场重大战争。尽管越南和阿富汗的步枪数量少得可怜，美国除了犯下大规模侵犯人*的罪行(谁能忘记用汽油弹袭击儿童的照片呢)，根本无法击败越南和阿富汗。所以我认为美国不可能打赢对印度或的战争。

但如果印度想赢得这场战争，它就必须攻击美国，自珍珠港事件(此后又一起重大袭击是9/11事件)以来，没有人能做到这一点。因此，除非印度在美国附近建立一些基地，否则印度不会赢得这场战争。印度的一个优势是，在美国，权力非常集中。攻打纽约市或华盛顿特区就能让美国陷入瘫痪。例如，在9/11之后，出现了严重的混乱，美国政府不知道该如何处理。这会是一个很大的优势。印度的权力较为分散。这就是为什么印度文明能够继续存在，而其他文明却在很久以前就灭亡了。但我真的不认为任何一方能真正赢得这场战争。

这是一场不应该发生的战争。世界上最大的民*国家和最古老的民*国家之间的战争没有任何意义。

Anjan Sarkar, B.Sc. Mathematics, University of Kalyani (2013)

There is no reason for USA to start a war against India.

Now even if USA thinks to attack India, I think they will not use Attom Bombs.

Now how can they attack India? Throwing Missile? Or by navy? In no way they can win against India. Its not possible to win against a military power like India. USA has lost war against Vietnam.

Only one country that is real military threat to India is . Other two powerful countries like USA, Russia can not use their full force against India. As they are engaged in various part of the world.

Its true that Indian military depends on Imported arms. But India has enough stock to defend itself form any foreign attack. Even does not dare to attack India. So USA will not think to atrack India directly. They may attack India indirectly like, Terrorist attack, Bomb blast, Pakistani attack etc.

But I do not think that USA will ever think to attack India becuase India is not their enemy. At present war between countries like USA, Russia, , India is not realistic idea. Since neither of these countries can win against anyone.

USA has only one naval base in Indian Ocean and one at Djibouti. I dont think that they can reach Indian coast since India has powerful navy also. India has also power to block Malakka straight.

美国没有理由对印度发动战争。

现在就算美国想攻打印度，我认为他们也不会使用原子弹。

那他们能怎么攻击印度？投掷导弹？还是触动海军？他们根本赢不了印度。要打败像印度这样的军事强国是不可能的。美国就输掉了对越南的战争。

只有一个国家能对印度构成真正的军事威胁，那就是。其他两个强国，如美国，俄罗斯，都无法对印度使出他们全部的军事力量。因为他们在世界多地都有战事缠身。

印度军队确实依赖进口武器。但印度有足够的储备来抵御任何外敌的仅供。就算是也不敢攻击印度。所以美国是不会想要直接攻打印度的。他们可能会间接地袭击印度，比如发动恐怖袭击、炸弹爆炸、巴基斯坦袭击等等。

但我认为美国压根就不会考虑攻打印度，因为印度不是他们的敌人。目前，美、俄、中、印等国之间的战争是不实际的想法。因为这些国家中无论哪国都无法战胜另一国。

美国在印度洋只有一个海军基地，在吉布提也只有一个。我不认为他们能到达印度海岸，因为印度也有强大的海军。印度也有能力直接封锁马拉卡。

Elijah Gilman, studied at Shadow Ridge Middle

Well yes. India will no matter what be weaker than the U.S.A. However the war would be a stalemate and neither side would gain anything except for casualties and deaths on both sides. The U.S.A Would annihilate India in terms of navy and air. But India may possibly call in Russia which would be quite bad. But I don’t think that would happen since it would be a massive stalemate. India may also call in Bhutan and Nepal because of its friendly relations with the countries. I doubt they would do anything though and the U.S might para drop into the countries and gain a strategic hold. But I don’t think India would call them in. The U.S.A would try to naval invade or para drop but it would be highly ineffective. But India would be utterly destroyed if they attempted to even bomb a U.S city. Even if they just took a minor place like Attu island or Johnston Atoll they would be captured within a hour. India also provides a ton of trade for the U.S so both economies would suffer. I guarantee within 80–120 days both sides would look at the conflict and realize it will always be a stalemate. Both India and the U.S would sign a treaty where essentially nothing happens. No territorial gains or political changes. Trade would ensue as normal and it would be as if no war ever happened. Both sides would attempt to improve relations. India would probably send more trade. The U.S would likely do the same as well.

是的。不管印度比美国弱多少，印度都会打败美国。但是战争将会陷入僵局，除了造成双方的伤亡，任何一方都不会得到任何好处。美国在海军和空军实力上远胜印度。印度可能会请俄罗斯帮忙，这就麻烦了。但我认为这不会发生，因为这会是一个巨大的僵局。印度也可能会召集不丹和尼泊尔，因为它与这些国家关系不错。我怀疑他们会不会采取任何行动，美国可能会空降到这些国家并获得战略控制。但我不认为印度会让他们帮忙。美国会通过海军或空降入侵，但收效甚微。如果印度试图轰炸美国的城市，印度将被彻底摧毁。印度也为美国提供了大量的贸易，两国经济都将因此遭受损失。我保证在80-120天内，双方都会意识到这将永远是僵局。印度和美国都将努力改善关系。

Shruti Singh, lives in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Yes, India can easily defeat the US.

But, not with weapons and technique. We, Indians, can easily defeat anyone and rule anyone’s heart with love, affection and smile.

是的，我们印度可以轻易击败美国。

但是靠的不是武器和技术。我们，印度人，可以轻易地打败任何人，并用爱、亲情和微笑来获得所有人的心。

Don’t you think so?

你不觉得吗？

Abhishek M

Of course.leave these rankings behind.practically USA can't even defeat Talibann.they had everything but on the other hand few rebellions with AK-47 (no airforce or or navy ) fought them 10+ yrs and it was just not USA alone (NATO) . Indeed Indian military is 100 time superior to Taliban.Sure even NATO can be defeated by India.

当然可以。把这些排名抛诸脑后吧。实际上，美国连塔利班都打不过。他们拥有一切，但另一方面，一些只装备了AK-47的叛军(没有空军或海军)与他们战斗了10多年，而且对手不单单只有美国(北约)。事实上，印度军队的实力是塔利班的100倍。当然，就算是北约也能被印度打败。

Shanti Panwar

No India could not as USA is nearly 3 times better than India . You take it military or economy or developement or education plus USA has many allies . India too has many allies like Iran and UAE but they wouldn't go against USA

不，印度不能，因为美国比印度强上3倍。军事、经济、发展、教育，加上美国有很多盟友。印度也有很多盟友，比如伊朗和阿联酋，但他们不会跟美国对着干。

Rudra Kumar, Saare Jahaan Se Accha

Originally Answered: Can india defeat America?

In what way?

Militarily? Not without the support of AND Russia.

Technologically? Probably in a few decades.

Politically? Not unless we become Permanent UNSC members

最初的问题是:印度能打败美国吗?

在哪方面呢？

军事方面？如果没有和俄罗斯的支持，肯定是不行的。

科技方面？大概几十年后吧。

政治方面？除非我们成为安理会常任理事国

Arvind Pradhan, former IT director retired at City of Pierrefonds (1982-2012)

Originally Answered: Can India destroy America?

India can destroy USA in KhoKho and possibly Kabbadi. certainly in Cricket.

最初的问题是:印度能摧毁美国吗?

印度可以在追拍甚至卡巴迪项目上秒杀美国。板球当然也一样。

Eshwar

Yes, in Kabaddi.

可以，比卡巴迪的话，

Anonymous

In cricket..? Yes..!!

In rugby..? No..!!

Hockey..Yes

Basketball..No

Savings.. Yes

Spendings.. No

Population.. Yes

Working hours.. Yes

Literacy rate, GDP, Per capita Income... May be not so soon

板球. . ?可以. . ! !

橄榄球. . ?不可能. . ! !

曲棍球. .可以

篮球. .赢不了

存钱. .稳赢

消费. .会输

人口. .绝对赢

工作时间. .赢了

识字率、GDP、人均收入……也许不会那么快赢

Alok Goel, lives in India

Originally Answered: Can india defeat America?

India may not defeat America but America also had never win an outright war overseas be it Vietnam, Afghanistan or Iraq. To defeat a military power like India or America in a major war would most likely will be undecided

最初的问题是:印度能打败美国吗?

印度也许不能打败美国，但美国也从未在海外赢得过一场彻底的战争，无论是越南战争、阿富汗战争还是伊拉克战争。在一场重大战争中击败印度或美国这样的军事强国，很难预测结果。

Niveditha Sunderraj, Born and bred in India and currently living in the USA

Originally Answered: Can India destroy America?

Depends.

If it was a pani puri eating competition, then yes! I have faith in the Indians!

But if it was a pie eating competition then I think not. Indian taste pallets may not be used to as much sweet as they would put an average pie, but we should not give up hope should we?

Challenge accepted

最初的问题是:印度能摧毁美国吗?

视情况而定。

如果这是一个吃炸面球比赛，那肯定能赢！我对印度人有信心!

但如果是一场吃派比赛，那么我认为不会赢。

接受挑战

Rudy Ti, wants to know everything.

This is a hypothetical question so answer too would be hypothetical.Though there is no chances of war between USA and India in near future but we can discuss the military power of India and USA.Obviously USA being superpower and no 1 military power with advanced technology has superiority over indian forces which also possess no.4 ranking in the world.There is a huge difference of budget and advanced weapons between the two nations but war can not only be win with technolgy,some other factors like tectics, experience,planning and bravery are also required to win a war.Weather and geographical conditions also play an important role.Remember, when USA fought in Afganistan with the help of allied forces,they couldn't distroy taliban in the period of 15 years.Indian army is a well trained professional army having experience of 4 wars with pakistan (1948,65,71n 99) and one war with in 1962.Though we have lost 1962 war with ,there was one more incident where war like scenerio was created and India gave befitting reply to in 1967.Kargil is an another example where Indian army defeated pakistani army in one of the toughest weather n strategical(enemy was on higher position)conditions.Even eminent pakistani journolist Mr.Najam Sethi claim that indian army operation in kargil was militarily superior and of extraordinary courage. Everyone is aware of the bravery of Indian soldiers.Indian army have a a lot of experience in war with terrorism.UN has also appreciated the work of Indian peace kee forces in war torn countries.American army too had appreciated the training and professionalism of Indian armed forces during Indo-US military exercise.Indian fighter pilots have outperformed American pilots with 9:1 ratio in war games.If any country including America go to the war with India ,they would have to face unimaginable loss.At the end India is an strong country and any country will think twice to be on wrong side of ours.FYI countries always fight in groups as USA with nato forces and india is not part of any group.AlthoughRussia has always helped India in crucial conditions.So we can hope for Russia to help us.

这是一个假设性的问题，所以答案也是假设性的。虽然在短期内美国和印度之间不可能发生战争，但是我们可以讨论印度和美国的军事力量。显然，美国作为超级大国和拥有先进技术的头号军事强国，比印度军队更有优势。世界排名第四。两国在军事预算和先进武器上有很大的差异，但战争不是仅靠技术取胜的，还有一些其他因素，如技术、经验、计划和勇气。天气和地理条件也起着重要的作用。请记住，当美国在联军的帮助下在阿富汗作战时，他们用了15年的时间里也没办法消灭塔利班。印度军队是一支训练有素的专业军队，曾与巴基斯坦发生过4次战争(1948年、1965年、1971年和1999年)，1962年与发生过一次战争。虽然我们输掉了1962年中印战争，但在1967年印度给了一个漂亮的反击。还有卡吉尔，在最恶劣的天气条件下，印度军队击败了巴基斯坦军队。就连著名的巴基斯坦记者纳贾姆·塞西先生也声称，印度军队在卡吉尔的行动在军事上表现出色，具有非凡的勇气。每个人都知道印度士兵的勇敢。印度军队在反恐战争中积累了丰富的经验。联合国赞赏印度在战乱国家维持和平的努力。美国军队也赞赏印度军队在印美军事演习期间的训练和专业精神。印度战斗机飞行员在军事演习中以9:1赢了美国飞行员。如果包括美国在内的任何国家与印度开战，他们将面临难以想象的损失。归根结底，印度是一个强大的国家，任何国家都得三思而后行。像美国和北约部队一样，国家总是集体作战，而印度不属于任何组织。尽管俄罗斯总是在关键时刻帮助印度。所以我们希望俄罗斯能帮助我们。

Sumit Deb

Originally Answered: Can india defeat America?

If it is a cricket match the definitely yes

最初的问题是:印度能打败美国吗?

如果是板球比赛，当然可以

Sudhir Devapalan, works at Global Analytics

In an all out war, India has no chance of wng against the US. But that doesn’t mean that the US can win either. In a world where the US and India are at war with no allies, they’ll have to face off against each other directly. With such a large geographic distance separating them it is highly improbable that either of the two can come on top. At least the advantage will be on the side of the US with their superior numbers in aircraft carriers (20:1), submarines and other naval vessels. India will definitely be on the defensive as it has absolutely no striking power to hit the US mainland. But at home they will be strong and can fend off any attacks easily as the attacking forces will be far from home with a stretched supply line. Nuclear bombs would be a cause of concern but they are unlikely to be used as they will cause a global uproar. So to answer your question in short, no India can’t defeat the USA but they can defend themselves from an US attack

在全面战争中，印度没有机会战胜美国。但这也并不意味着美国能赢。如果美国和印度在没有盟友的前提下对战，他们将不得不直面彼此。由于它们之间的地理距离如此之大，这两者都无法占据绝对的上风。但优势会在美国这边，因为他们在航空母舰(20:1)、潜艇和其他海军舰艇上拥有优势。印度肯定会处于守势，因为它绝对没有打击美国本土的攻击力。但在印度境内，他们会很强大，可以轻松抵御任何袭击，因为进攻的军队将远离家乡，拉长补给线。核弹会是一个隐患，但它们不太可能被使用，因为它们将在全球引起轩然大波。所以，简单回答你的问题，不，印度不能打败美国，但他们可以抵御美国的攻击。

Naresh Trivedi

Originally Answered: Can India destroy America?

Why would we destroy our business partner and a huge market?

最初的问题是:印度能摧毁美国吗?

为什么我们要毁掉我们的商业伙伴和这么一个巨大的市场?