If the military budget of the USA and India is reversed, will it make India a superpower?

如果美国和印度的军事预算互换，印度会因此成为超级大国吗?

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Ameet Singh

Studied at Fergusson College, PuneAuthor has 889 answers and 492.2K answer viewsSat

No.

understand what a superpower means.

a superpower is one that can project military power across international borders, anywhere in the world.

towards that objective, the USA has 835 bases all over the world.

India is nowhere close. Just budgets aren’t enough.

Japan & China have plenty of money. Both aren’t superpowers.

不可能。

你得先搞清楚超级大国的定义。

超级大国是指那些能够跨越国界、在全球任何角落进行军事活动的国家。

美国为了实现这一目标，在全世界设立了835个基地。

印度还差得远呢。光有预算是远远不够的。

日本和中国都有很多钱，但都算不上超级大国。

Aravind Varier

Teacher (2011–present)Author has 2.9K answers and 32.1M answer viewsFri

QUESTION : If the military budget of the USA and India is reversed, will it make India a superpower?

ANSWER : A country is called as superpower when citizens of that country enjoy

1) Affordable quality education

2) Affordable quality Health care

3) Social security for senior citizens

4) Access to Nutritious food

5) Access to Clean drinking water

6) Dignity of labour (very important)

7) Ease of learning a New Skill

8) Access to Clean Air

9) Free and Fair market economy

10) Courts Adjudicating cases swiftly and fairly.

这是我的回答：如果一个国家被称为超级大国，这个国家的公民应该享受到

1)价格实惠的优质教育

2)价格实惠的优质医疗

3)老年人也能享受到社会保障

4)吃得上营养的食物

5)喝得上清洁的饮用水

6)劳动工人有尊严(非常重要)

7)能够学习新技能

8)呼吸得上干净的空气

9)市场经济自由公平

(10)法院审判迅速、公正。

Having nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles doesn't make you a superpower when 50% of your citizens are incapable of accessing the facilities mentioned in the aforesaid 10 points.

It is useless to preach Patriotism to a person who is impoverished because he or she can sell that Patriotism for a meal.

如果50%的公民都无法享受以上10点权利，那么就算拥有核弹头和洲际弹道导弹，这个国家也不能被称为超级大国。

号召贫穷的民众爱国是徒劳无用的，他们会用爱国情怀换一碗果腹的饭。

Randeep Wadehra

Novelist, Blogger, News Analyst, and Vlogger @ YouTubeAuthor has 548 answers and 21.6K answer viewsFri

Certainly not. India doesn't have the comparable military-industrial complex, scientists, inventors and innovators. More important, our educational and institutional sophistication leaves much to be desired. Work culture and ethics will need huge upgrades. Budgets alone won't do the trick.

当然不可能。印度没有实力强大的军工业、科学家、发明家和创新者。更重要的是，我们的教育和体制还不够完善，工作文化和职业道德还需要极大改善。单有预算是不行的。

Dheeraj

Software Engineer (2016–present)Fri

Not possible As we know that the USA uses its own Weapons whereas India buy from other countries . Yes, we can invest more in research ( If the budget is more than 500 billion dollars). But we can’t make planes like F-22 or S-35. So investing more money is not a good idea .

不可能，就如我们所知道的，美国自己研发武器，而印度只能从其他国家采购。没错，我们是可以在科研方面多投入一些(如果预算超过5000亿美元)。但我们还是造不出F-22或S-35这样的飞机。所以加大投资意义不大。

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The term itself implies that you must also be strong politically and economically. And ideally, you need to be a hegemon in your region, which is quite difficult to do when China is nearby.

超级大国这个词本身就意味着，这个国家的政治和经济都要很强大。理想情况下，这个国家必须成为该地区的霸主，但印度挨着中国，要想称霸，很难，很难。

Srinatha Hebbale Ramaiah

Former Group director at Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) (1986–2000)Author has 984 answers and 739.8K answer viewsFri

Most probably no, namely that the mere exchange of the military budgets between India and the USA will not automatically make India a superpower. We are dependent on Russian military hardware for most of our requirements of arms. If we just have the money but not the technology for manufacturing arms on a Massive scale, we see that we wouldn't have achieved the answer to the question posed.

希望渺茫，也就是说，如果印度和美国只是单纯交换军事预算，不可能让印度成为超级大国。我们的武器装备严重依赖俄罗斯。如果我们只有钱，没有大规模制造武器的技术，那绝对无法成为超级大国。

S. Stark

Author has 2K answers and 6.5M answer viewsFri

No. It’ll still require several decades.

US can manufacture its military hardware, not to mention it has soft power over the world. With that amount of money, India can start investing in military R&D, but it’ll require decades.

不可能，起码需要几十年的时间。

美国可以自己生产军事硬件，更不用说美国的软实力了。有了这笔钱，印度可以投资军事研发，但要成为超级大国仍需要几十年的时间。

Ram Gopal Pareek

Worked at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Haridwar (1972–2008)Author has 2.8K answers and 270.2K answer viewsFri

No. Military budget itself is not enough for making a super power. Dedicated nationalist leadership is a necessary condition. Thanks

不可能。要成为超级大国，军事预算只是一方面，爱国的领导才是必要条件。谢谢。

N2X

Lives in India (1990–present)Author has 240 answers and 3.7M answer views5y

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Is India emerging as a military superpower?

Top 4 Millitary powers:

USA

Russia

China

India

全球四大军事强国：

美国

俄罗斯

中国

印度

But there is huge reason India can’t be considered a true super power as of yet and China and Russia are given that stage. The Difference between other three and India is that all three have a Robust completely Indigenous Arms Industrial complex backed by massive R&D infrastructure and Budget. While India has a puny R&D infrastructure and Budget and hence Industry doesn’t grow much.

中国和俄罗斯都是超级大国，而印度目前还算不上的原因很明显。其他三个国家和印度的区别在于，这三个国家都有强大的完全自主的军工业，有大量的研发基础设施和预算支持。而印度的研发基础和预算都很不足，因此军工业难以得到发展。

“Make in India” are Starved by poor budgets, are not properly funded or not given enthusiasm to comeup to get some real IP. Without Indigenous R&D and Industry India is far from Superpower!

“印度制造”没有足够的资金，也没有知识产权的加持。缺乏自主研发和工业，印度离超级大国还差得远呢

Annaamalai Mohan

Student writer Author has 163 answers and 399.4K answer views5y

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When will India be a superpower?

The day when everyone have three meals a day

等到每个印度人都能享用一日三餐的那一天

The day when every farmer goes to sleep thanking God with a divine smile on his face.

等到每个农民入睡前都能带着真诚的笑容，感谢上帝的那一天

The day when women are viewed with respect.

等到妇女终于得到尊重的那一天

The day when a girl can walk home at midnight,fearless

等到女孩可以在午夜安心步行回家的那一天

The day when everyone has good clothes and an abode to live in.

等到每个印度人都有好衣服穿，好房子住的那一天

The day when Medical field is not just business.

等到救死扶伤不再仅仅为了赚钱的那一天

The day when justice is delivered, on time.

等到正义终于到来的那一天

The day when we are ruled by a leader,not a mere politician.

等到我们终于摆脱了政客，拥有了优秀领导人的那一天

Jay Arron

Lives in East CoastAuthor has 88 answers and 119.1K answer views2y

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Would the United States remain a world superpower if we lowered our military spending to $300B? How about less?

Yes…$300 bn is still a very big budget.

We would probably move to an all submarine navy, and replace a lot of maned aircraft with UAVs and cruise missiles. Expensive weapons that would not be useful in a war with China, like tanks, would also get cut.

3000亿美元是一笔非常庞大的预算。

我们可能会打造全潜艇海军，用无人机和巡航导弹取代飞机，在对华战争派不上用场的昂贵武器，如坦克，也会被弃用。

A 6 division Army, 2 MEF Marine Corp,120 ship Navy, and 2,000 aiaircraft Airfoce sounds about right for $300 bn.

That is still a really powerful military. It is more than enough to control the Western Hemisphere and credibly guarantee the security of NATO and Asian allies.

Put another way, $300 bn lets you do the following things

打造一支6个师的陆军，2个海军陆战队和120艘战舰的海军，2000架飞机的空军，3000亿美元的预算也差不多用光了。

这个规模的军队也算非常强大了，足以控制西半球，也能保证北约和亚洲盟友的安全。

换句话说，3000亿美元足以完成以下事情

Maintain a credible nuclear deterent / nuclear umbrella

Resupply allies facing naval blockades by sea

Deny an enemy access to commercial ship through a blockade or submarine warfare

Maintain air superiority over the territory of an ally

Carry out precision strikes on enemy targets with long range missiles

If the US can do these five things, a US ally should be able to hold off a country like China or Russia indefinitely. For the 21st century, that is probably as good as it gets for a super power.

保持核威慑/提供核保护伞

为遭遇海上封锁的盟国提供补给

通过封锁或潜艇战阻止敌方逼近我方的商业船只

保持对盟友领土的空中优势

用远程导弹对敌方目标进行精确打击

如果美国能做到这5点，美国的盟友应该能够拖制中国或俄罗斯。对于21世纪的超级大国来说，这可能已经是最好的结果了。

Ray Comeau

Decades working in analyzing risk and plotting strategyAuthor has 6.4K answers and 8.3M answer views4y

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How long will it take for India to become as big of a superpower as the US, at the back of its population, military and economy?

How long will it take India to become a superpower?

It will take as long as it takes India to :

Reduce poverty in India until it becomes a minor issue.

印度需要多久才能成为超级大国？

这就要看印度解决以下问题需要多久了：

印度的贫困问题。

提高女性劳动力的比例。

提高受教育妇女的比例。

改变生产行业和经济增长动力之间的关系

降低政府、治安和司法部门的腐败程度

Once these issues have been resolved in India it can look forward to full filling its potential.

只有以上问题得以解决，印度才能充分发挥出潜力。

Shankar Rao

Studied at SES & SN Murthy PolytechnicAuthor has 110 answers and 11.1K answer views2y

Why is the USA a superpower and not India?

Because of allies USA have and we don’t have. EUROPE, Japan, UK, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Qatar are their allies. Secondly they have 2000 universities and their education policies are always advanced. Their immigration laws attract intelligent people from all over the world, which has contributed to their growth both in science and also in other areas.

因为美国有盟友，而我们没有盟友。欧洲、日本、英国、澳大利亚、加拿大、沙特阿拉伯、卡塔尔都是他们的盟友。而且他们有2000所大学，教育体系非常先进。他们的移民法吸引了世界各地的人才，这对他们在科学和其他领域的发展都有很大的帮助。

Tarun Madan

Works at The University of Texas at AustinAuthor has 215 answers and 737.2K answer views9y

Would India be the best replacement as the next superpower of the World?

No.

不会。

1) Unlike US/China/Russia/Europe, we have rampant corruption at all levels of governance. A good 'superpower' has to be clean.

2) Unlike US/China/Russia/Europe, we are casteist (many won't marry outside their caste) and sexst (female foeticide, limited education opportunities to females). A good superpower cannot have such widespread social issues and primitive ideology.

1) 跟美国、中国、俄罗斯和欧洲不同，我们印度的各级ZF严重腐 败。而优秀的“超级大国”必须清正廉洁。

2) 跟美国、中国、俄罗斯和欧洲不同，印度还有种姓制和性别歧视。超级大国不可能还存在各种社会问题和落后的意识形态。

3) Unlike US and China, we do not have a very stable economy. A superpower should have a diverse and functional economy not entirely based on one sector.

4) Unlike US/China/Russia/Europe, we have a quarter of our population living under extreme poverty. A superpower has to first move its citizens out of poverty and hunger before anything else.

5) Unlike US/China/Russia/Europe, we fail to provide basic facilities to the majority of our citizens (24h and 100% electricity, clean water and food). Again, a superpower has to first ensure that its citizens have a decent standard of living.

3) 跟美国和中国不同，我们的经济不够稳定。超级大国应该拥有完善成熟的经济。

4) 跟美国、中国、俄罗斯和欧洲不同，我们还有四分之一的人口仍然生活在极端贫困之下。超级大国首先必须让国民摆脱贫困和饥饿。

5) 跟美国、中国、俄罗斯和欧洲不同，我们还没能为大多数公民提供基本设施(24小时稳定电力供应、干净的水和食物)。超级大国必须先让公民拥有体面的生活。

Rohit Banerjee

9 years of part time defence analysis.Author has 254 answers and 2M answer views5y

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Is India a military superpower?

Not yet,

The only Superpower is US right now, but India is definitely closing the gap over the years.

There are several things needed to be a Superpower.

1.Among them is having a strong indigenous Defence industry, which India is working on right now. India has developed several world class equipment like Jets, Helicopters, Tanks, Warships, Submarines and what not. To name some -

印度还不是军事强国

目前唯一的超级大国是美国，但这些年来印度肯定不断在缩小跟美国的差距。

要成为超级大国，必须先完成以下几点：

1. 打造强大的本土国防工业，印度现在正为此而努力。印度已经研发出了一些世界顶级的装备，比如喷气式飞机、直升机、坦克、军舰、潜艇等等。

The next challenge will be to improve manufacturing capabilities to mass produce these technology both for itself and for exports.

下一个挑战是提高生产制造能力，进行大规模生产，满足本国的需求并开始出口。

2. Another important criteria is -Expand your military, without compromising Quality. In other words, both modernize and expand at the same time.

Lets take example of the Navy for this. The Indian Navy plans to add several advanced warships like 2 Aircraft Carriers, atleast 17 Destroyer/Frigates and 24 Submarines over the next 15 years, but retiring only 1 exsting Carrier and 7 of the oldest exsting Destroyer/Frigates.

2. 第二点，扩大军队规模并保证军队实力。换句话说，现代化和规模化同时满足。

以海军为例，印度海军计划在未来15年新增一些先进军舰，比如2艘航母、至少17艘驱逐舰/护卫舰和24艘潜艇，退役1艘现有航母和7艘最老旧的驱逐舰/护卫舰。

This way the Navy is not only modernizing, but also growing at tremendous speed, while making sure most of its Warship fleet are relatively modern.

通过这种方式，海军不仅可以进行现代化，还能得以快速发展，让军舰舰队的多数军舰完成现代化升级。

3. Overseas Military bases - To be a Superpower, India needs atleast a few large overseas bases. India already has a few - Farkhor Airbase in Tajikistan , Army bases in Nepal and Bhutan, Naval Posts at Seychelles, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius ….Berthing rights at Oman and Vietnam to name some. The next stage should be to expand these exsting bases by improving its infrastructure and stationing more personnel and equipment.

3.海外军事基地——要成为超级大国，印度至少需要拥有几个大型的海外基地。印度目前有几个基地——塔吉克斯坦的法尔霍尔空军基地，尼泊尔和不丹的陆军基地，塞舌尔、马达加斯加、马尔代夫、毛里求斯....阿曼和越南的靠泊权。下一步应该扩大现有基地，加强基础设施，增加人员和装备。

4. Defence Budget/Strong Economy - US has a Defence budget of 600 Bil$. India in comparison has a Purchasing Power Parity(PPP) Defence Budget of around 200 Bil$.

So as India’s GDP grows, India defence budget will automatically grow to support a much more powerful Military, racing to be a Superpower.

4. 国防预算/强劲的经济——美国有6000亿美元的国防预算。相比之下，印度的购买力平价国防预算约为2000亿美元。

因此，随着印度GDP的增长，印度国防预算将自动增长，可以供养更强大的军队，力争成为超级大国。

Akshay Singan

Why doesn't India deserve to be a superpower?

Will we be a super power, i believe that is inevitable, even with all the sabotage that is done internally and externally. India never sees others with a malafide intention. Even sworn enemies are forgiven when they apologize (in private) and we move on. IF we are a superpower it ll only be soft power and through good will and love for all human kind and not by flexng muscles or being a conquering marauder or bully. India is more of a let us all win together nation, not the i ll win at any cost. We play to our strengths, there are multiple weaknesses, when people over the world ridicule us it is taken in a stride and we work on correcting the fault. A unique people that have allowed their own persecution and fought it only on the strength of moral superiority and the conviction for self rule. India has many faults that may decelerate its path to being a global power, but those faults make it colorful and lively. We deserve to be a super power, but a new kind of super power, that ll make the world a better place for all things living and non living.

我们会成为超级大国吗？我相信这是板上钉钉的事。印度从不以恶意揣摩他人。即使是不共戴天的敌人，只要他们说声道歉，我们也会原谅他们，不会记恨。如果我们成为超级大国，也是凭借我们的软实力，用善意和对全人类的爱来实现，我们不会炫耀武力，也不会欺压凌辱别人。印度更愿意“双赢互惠”，而不是“不惜任何代价都要赢”。我们有自己的长处，但也有很多弱点。就算全世界的人嘲笑我们，我们也会泰然处之，努力改正错误。我们是一个独特的民族。印度有许多不足，可能拖慢了我们成为全球大国的步伐，但正是这些不足让印度多姿多彩、生机勃勃。我们理应成为超级大国，但会是让世界变得更美好的全新的超级大国。