Forces armées Indiennes.

[Mani]

India To Extend Range of Missile Interceptor to 5,000 Km

NEW DELHI — Indian scientists are upgrading the nation’s indigenous ballistic missile defense (BMD) system to extend the range at which it can kill an incoming missile from 2,000 kilometers to 5,000 kilometers.

The first phase of the BMD system has been completed, a Defence Ministry official said.

Avinash Chandra, the newly appointed head of the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), said the agency has given top priority to the BMD effort.

A DRDO scientist said the second phase of the program is in advanced stages of development and the first intercept test is likely to be completed by the end of the year.

The improved version will include advanced homemade radar and guidance systems, added the DRDO scientist, but will be an add-on of the first phase.

India’s homemade BMD system can engage enemy ballistic missiles at the exo-atmospheric layer, just beyond the atmosphere, and at the endo-atmospheric layer within the atmosphere, the DRDO scientist said. To increase hit probability, the system can launch two to three missiles each for exo- and endo-atmospheric interception simultaneously.

The interceptor’s speed is between 4.5 and 5 mach. A typical battery hasa long-range radar, missile launchers, mission control centers and other ground systems.

The complete network of radars, launch batteries, missiles control centers and launch control centers is geographically distributed and connected to a secure communication network.

The first phase of the BMD program, which can target missiles at a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, is now in the induction stage, and the system first will be installed around New Delhi, added a source in DRDO.

[Henri K.]

Le commandant de l'armée de terre indienne annonce directement un lot de RFPs représentant un montant total de 2000 milliards de rubis (environ 25 Md€) pour acquérir les obusiers, les chars et les divers équipements, pour équiper en priorité des divisions de montagne d'environ 90 000 hommes.

Il espère que les équipements pourront être livrés avant 2017.

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIvXDsALELM

Des achats, encore des achats...

Henri K.

[elpha01]

Bonjour à tous,

j'ai une question assez générale:

On voit souvent l'Inde comme une jeune grosse puissance militaire, plus importante que la France, l'UK ou le Japon se glissant au 4e rang niveau mondial.

Sauf que je viens de voir que ses dépenses militaires ne sont pas énorme

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures c'est quand même 15 milliards $ de moins que l'UK, surtout qu'une grosse partie de ces dépenses vont à l'étranger, et les programmes indiens sont pas toujours très productifs.

Es-ce qu'ils utilisent leur argent plus efficacement que nous? Ou alors c'est en partie de l'illusion, et l'Inde n'est pas aussi "puissante" qu'elle en a l'air?

Merci d'avance.

[actyon]

India’s Planned Mountain Strike Corps to Cost $13 Billion

Indian soldiers at the Siachen base camp. In 2012 the Indian finance ministry killed an Indian Army plan to raise a mountain strike corps, citing the huge financial commitment involved.

The Indian cabinet committee on security (CCS) gave its approval for raising a mountain strike corps along the China border. This would be India’s fourth strike corps, meant chiefly for offensive operations into enemy land, as well as India’s first dedicated corps for offensive mountain warfare. The corps will take around six years to be raised along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and new formations would be raised from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.

Subscribe to learn about the planned formation and ORBAT of the new corps

The main mission of the 45,000-50,000-strong corps will be to beef up the military presence along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), thus deterring further military adventurism by China. While raising a fourth mountain strike corps was on the table for about 10 years, the recent incursion by Chinese troops into the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in eastern Ladakh in April 2013 may have acted as ‘a trigger-pulse’ for CCS decision. In 1962 a border dispute along the Himalayan region has evolved into a war between China and India. During this month-long conflict, coinciding with the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Chinese launched simultaneous offensives over the 3,000 km Himalayan border. The Indian army, unprepared for mountain warfare, was defeated in this campaign.

The new corps will be equipped and trained to launch offensive action beyond the LAC, into the Tibet Autonomous Region, in case of a Chinese offensive. By authorizing the military to raise the new formation the government is committed on additional expenditure of Rs.64,000 crore (US$13.6 billion) – roughly half the defence budget for 2013-14 — over a seven-year period, official sources said. However, in its decision, the CCS was not clear when funding would be made available for implementing the decision. ’It is a long-awaited, strategically apt decision which will go a long way in contributing to India’s combat potential in diverse operations of war to deter our potential adversaries in the mountainous region along our vast Himalayan borders,’ Lt. Gen. Kamal Davar (retd), the first head of the Defence Intelligence Agency chief told the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS).

“The Chinese and Indian governments have signed several agreements on safeguarding peace and tranquillity in the border areas and on taking trust-building measures in the field of military”, Chinese Foreign Ministry, said in written response to a query from Press Trust of India (PTI) on China’s reaction to the Indian move. The approval for the formation of the new corps comes as the two countries held advanced negotiations on the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) which figured prominently in Defence Minister A K Antony’s visit here earlier this month. It was also discussed during National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon’s visit on June 28 when he held the 16th round of talks to resolve the border issue with his counterpart Yang Jiechi. Indian officials here earlier refuted perception that the BDCA which was proposed by China was aimed at containing the development of infrastructure on the Indian side of the border or freezing the troop levels.

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http://defense-update.com/20130720_india_mountain_strike_group.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=96272&utm_campaign=0

[actyon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures c'est quand même 15 milliards $ de moins que l'UK, surtout qu'une grosse partie de ces dépenses vont à l'étranger, et les programmes indiens sont pas toujours très productifs.

Es-ce qu'ils utilisent leur argent plus efficacement que nous? Ou alors c'est en partie de l'illusion, et l'Inde n'est pas aussi "puissante" qu'elle en a l'air?

Merci d'avance.

Voila une autre dépense qui s'ajoute aux dépenses de l'inde avec 13 Milliards,bon pour réduire le cout la contribution a la  recherche et au développement (Cas du PAK) une partie de la construction se fait dans l'inde,les chercheurs indiens sont très actives,en dernier Wikipedia est open source

[Mani]

Defence Ministry nod to Rs 4,000 cr acquisition proposals for services

Source: http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/indian-defence-industry/29575-mod-nod-rs-4-000-cr-acquisition-proposals-incl-milan2t-anti-tank-missile.html#ixzz2a39Ki8EI

New Delhi, Jul 24: Defence Ministry today cleared acquisition proposals worth around Rs 4,000 crore for armed forces, including procurement of French-origin Milan 2T anti-tank missiles for the Army to do away with shortage of such weapons in the force.

A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chairedby Defence Minister A K Antony today also sanctioned an additional Rs 300 crore for Navy’s long-delayed Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), under construction at the Cochin Shipyard Limited, sources told PTI here.

For the Indian Air Force, the DAC approved procurement of two more Aerostat radars worth over Rs 1,000 crore for keeping an eye on the enemy activities deep inside its territory, they said.

The Milan 2T missiles are built in India under licence from French firm MBDA by the Hyderabad-based PSU Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and more than 4,500 more of it would be built by it after today’s approval, they said.

The Army has been facing shortage of anti-tank weaponry for quite some time and it has been conveyed to the Government on several occasions by its leadership, they said.

The DAC meeting also cleared an IAF proposal for upgrading the medium lift choppers of the force including older versions of Mi-17 helicopters.

IAF has been operating these choppers for quite some time and the machines which still have age left in them would be upgraded at a cost of over Rs 1,000 crore for making them more capable including enabling them to carry out night operations.

IAF proposal for installing auto-pilot equipment in its Jaguar deep strike penetration aircraft was also approved by the DAC.

[Iris]

belle photo de Javelin lol

[Mani]

belle photo de Javelin lol

Je sais bien mais c'était dans l'article !

[actyon]

Indian Army to Conduct Final Trials of Arjun Mark II Tank Next Month

The Indian Army will conduct final testing of the fully integrated, upgraded Arjun Mark II main battle tanks (MBTs) during the first week of August, in Rajasthan, India.

Unnamed defence sources were quoted by the Press Trust of India, saying that the modified tanks were undergoing field trials in Rajasthan. The tanks have been fitted with 93 improvements, including 19 major modifications as requested by the army, the sources added.

Designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), the Arjun Mark II tank features an improved long-range missile-firing capability, panoramic sight with night-vision, explosive reactive armourand an advanced air-defence gun to engage helicopters.

Other upgrades include an enhanced auxiliary power unit, improved gun barrels, a land navigation system, the commander's panoramic sight with eye-safe laser range finder (LRF), a digital control harness, a new final drive, track and sprocket, as well as a warning system to fire smoke grenades to confuse enemy laser guidance.

In addition, the tank features an integrated thermal imaging (TI) night-vision that replaces the day-only sight in the Arjun I MBT, enabling night time operations.

Dubbed the lightweight futuristic main battle tank (FMBT), Arjun Mark II is expected to be the potential contender for the replacement of the army's ageing fleet of 2,400 Russian T-72 tanks.

Scheduled to be ready for delivery from 2013 to 2014, the tank is anticipated to enter operational service with the army from 2020 onwards.

Arjun Mark II development was also supported by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) and the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL).

http://stardefense.blogspot.com/2013/07/indian-army-to-conduct-final-trials-of.html

[actyon]

Indian Army to Get More Attack Helicopters

India's military, concerned about possible Pakistani and Chinese Himalayan threat, will receive new helicopters as it reconfigures its armed forces.

The Indian army intends to have an air component for each of its 13 corps, which each contains roughly 60,000 soldiers. Under an Army Aviation Corps plan, each corps will have three squadrons, each consisting of 10 helicopters of various types.

The three squadrons will have separate roles, of reconnaissance and surveillance, attack and utility, Online International News Network reported Friday.

The new helicopters will be manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. aeronautical firm.

The new helicopters will include the Rudra of indigenous design. The Rudras will supplement the army's existing fleet of Cheetahs and Chetaks, which are used for reconnaissance and surveillance.

The Rudra, carrying the M6-21 20mm turret gun, 70mm rockets, anti-tank guided missiles as well as air to air missiles, will be powered by a new Shakti engine, which has been jointly developed by the HAL and French engine manufacturer Turbomeca, allowing it to fly at altitudes of more than 20,000 feet.

http://stardefense.blogspot.com/2012/12/indian-army-to-get-more-attack.html

[Philippe Top-Force]

http://www.dsca.mil/pressreleases/36-b/2013/India_13-36.pdf  Commande de obusiers légers 145 M777A

[Mani]

L'Inde réussit le tir d'essai d'un missile balistique Prithvi II à capacité nucléaire

 

L'Inde a réussi lundi le tir d'essai d'un missile sol-sol balistique Prithvi II à capacité nucléaire à partir du champ de tir de Chandipur dans l'Etat oriental d'Odisha, selon des sources.

 

"Le tir d'essai a été un succès. Toutes les exigences ont été rencontrées par ce missile testé dans le cadre d'essais d'utilisation effectués par les forces de la défense", ont ajouté les sources.

 

Le missile, développé par la compagnie d'Etat indienne Defense Research and Development Organisation, a une portée de 350 km avec une charge allant jusqu'à 1 000 kg.

 

Le missile, qui est déjà utilisé par l'Armée indienne, fait partie du prestigieux programme national de développement de missiles guidés de l'Inde.

[Mani]

Arjun MK-II user trials kicked off in Rajasthan

 

It is to be mentioned that Hyderabad based Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory of DRDO has developed the armour for Mk II version of Arjun. "Talking about DRDO, we are satisfied with the end product and its results making it one of the most potent combat tanks for the Army with unmatched automatic target detection and destruction while offering maximum protection to the crew. Now, the Army is testing the same in Pokharan Firing Range in Rajasthan", said an official adding that MK-II is heavier than Mk-I but has more speed and manoeuvrability as compared to lighter counterparts currently in service with Army.

 

If the Army is satisfied, the order of 500 should be placed in one go only since that would save time taken for various formalities and procedures of a fresh order", said a DRDO official while speaking to The Times of India.

 

Amongst the features which have been modified in MK-II version of Arjun vis-a-vis its Mk-I version are night vision capabilities with thermal imaging system or detecting all kinds of missiles, Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) providing greater protection to crew and tank, mine ploughs, ability to fire Anti-tank missile with 120 mm main gun, Advanced Air Defense gun capable of shooting down Helicopters with a 360 degree coverage, Automatic Target Tracking (ATT) lending a greater accuracy when it comes to moving targets and superior Laser Warning and Control systems. DRDO official said that Arjun MK-II is equipped with integrated display system capable of detecting targets, their number and location while the thermal imaging unit facilitates the tank commander to see upto half a kilometre.

However, the German engine of Arjun Mk-I have again been integrated in MK-II as well despite claims of an indigenous engine as per the sources. Officials are attributing the same to the small order being proposed by Army and said that a separate plant for manufacturing engines cannot be put up for such limited order.

 

Ce serait bien si l'Inde parvenait à l'exporter (Afrique, Amérique latine, Asie, ...) vu son coût faible par rapport à d'autres chars étrangers (Leclercq, T-90,...) !

Modifié le 14 août 2013 par Mani

[Mani]

Bharat Dynamics signs contract for missiles

Hyderabad, Aug. 20. B:  

Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL), here has signed a contract with Ministry of Defence for supplying Invar Anti Tank Guided Missiles to Indian Army.

 

The contract is valued about Rs 3,000 crore. The deliveries are expected to be completed over the next five years. Invar is a laser beam rider anti tank guided missile that can be fired from T-90 tank.

 

The missile has a range of 5 km. The missile can neutralise adversaries tanks fitted with explosive reactive armour protection.

BDL, a public sector company under Department of Defence Production, has been manufacturing these missiles under technical collaboration with Rosoboronexport of Russia, a press release said.

[Mani]

India, France to kick off high-altitude combat exercise in the Alps from Monday

NEW DELHI: As part of the strategic partnership between India and France, soldiers from the two countries will hold a joint high-altitude combat exercise from next week.

The exercise "Shakti" will be held from September 9 to 20 in the French Alps at Grenoble. "This is the second joint military exercise between the two countries which have a history of extensive cooperation in the defence arena," said an officer.

[Mani]

L'Inde va tester le missile Agni 5 (portée : 5.500 km) ce dimanche in Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal.

[actyon]

 

India Conducts a Second Test of Agni V IRBM

The missile measures about 17 meter (56 foot) long and 2 metres (6.5 foot) in diameter. Its launch weight is around 50 tonnes. Once Agni-V is fielded, India will possess a strike capability reaching from Europe to China. The Indian Agni series includes a number of nuclear capable missiles such as Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2,000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to more than 3,500 range.

 

http://defense-update.com/20130915_agni-v.html

 

[actyon]

 

 

 

 

Mahindra Mine protection vehicle designed with BAE based on RG-31 on a Ural 5730 chassis. Mahindra-BAE MPV-I offers hull blast protection equivalent to 14 Kg of TNT and underwheel blast protection equivalent to 21 Kg of TNT.

Modifié le 28 septembre 2013 par actyon

[actyon]

Les indiens ont inventer le T-90 VIP  :huh!:   :?:  :?:

 

 

[Kiriyama]

Bien pensé.

 

Sinon exporter l'Arjun va me sembler difficile. La concurrence est féroce (chars russes, américains, européens, chinois...) et l'Arjun s'est fait une mauvaise réputation. Même une remise à niveau risque de ne pas suffire.

[Serge]

NEW DELHI — Indian Army efforts to acquire howitzer guns from domestic sources received a jolt this summer when the barrel of a prototype Bofors howitzer being upgraded here burst during trials.

An internal committee, which gave its findings to the Indian Defence Ministry this month, said neither the barrel nor its Indian-made ammunition was at fault, an MoD source said.

The upgrade of the howitzer has now been stalled and induction of the 114 guns the Army ordered last year has been delayed.

India’s Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is attempting to upgrade the 155mm/39-caliber guns to 155mm/45-caliber weapons.

The Army has not been able to buy any howitzer guns since the 1980s because the process has been aborted on several occasions when corruption charges resulted in companies being blacklisted. Denel of South Africa was blacklisted in 2005; Rheinmetall’s Swiss arm, Israeli Military Industries and Singapore Technologies were blacklisted in 2009.

OFB began the upgrade two years ago, based on drawings supplied by Bofors in the 1980s as part of the transfer technology arrangement.

MoD sources said OFB does not have the technical know-how to upgrade the guns because the state-owned company produces guns of lower caliber.

A BAE Systems executive said his company is ready to help OFB upgrade the gun. BAE owns the howitzer unit of the Swedish company Bofors, from which the Indian Army acquired the guns in the 1980s.

The Indian Army requires a variety of 155mm guns that will cost more than US $6 billion as it plans to replace all its artillery weapons.

An Army official said the service is disappointed over the delay in acquiring the guns, adding that the effort by OFB to find an alternative appears to have fizzled. The official added that efforts should be made to acquire the howitzers on a government-to-government basis to speed the procurement process.

To tap the howitzer market, domestic private-sector companies have also teamed with overseas companies to make a gun here with indigenous content. India’s private major Larsen & Toubro has joined with South Korea’s Samsung to compete in a howitzer self-propelled tracked-gun tender.

Domestic private-sector Tata Power Strategic Electronics Division has also developed a 155mm/52-caliber mounted gun with a firing range of 40 kilometers. While the company would not officially comment on its foreign partners, sources said help has been sought from Denel.

[Mani]

BrahMos successfully tested in deep penetration mode - 18th November 2013 04:07 PM By N C Bipindra

 

India on Monday successfully tested an advanced variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan, validating its deep penetration capability.

 

The 290-km range missile, an Indo-Russian joint venture, was tested from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher deployed in full configuration with Mobile Command Post at 10.55 am, a BrahMos official said soon after the launch.

 

The Indian Army test-fired the Block-III variant of the missile and it followed the pre-determined trajectory. It successfully pierced the designated concrete structure at bull's eye owing to sheer velocity of the missile, which can touch 2.8 Mach or nearly three times the speed of sound, he said.

"The launch has successfully validated the deep penetration capability of the supersonic cruise missile system against hardened targets," the official said.

 

The test was witnessed by BrahMos chief Dr Sivathanu Pillai, senior Defence Ministry officials and senior Army officers, including Corps Commander Lt Gen Amit Sharma.

 

The Block III variant of land-attack BrahMos has already established its credibility in achieving supersonic steep dive with precision strike capability in mountain operations.

Modifié le 20 novembre 2013 par Mani

[actyon]

INSAS

LMG

EX.-INSAS

INSAS Carbine - Kalantak

MSMC

AMOGH - Micro-INSAS

 

[Mani]

DRDO's HeliNa Missile Tested Again

 

A developmental trial of helicopter launched Nag (HeliNa), DRDO’s anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) was conducted from a defence base off the Odisha coast on Tuesday.

 

Defence sources said the short range weapon was test-fired by the missile handling unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) from the launching complex-II of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea at about 10.05 am.

 

This was third trial of an upgraded and air version of surface-to-surface missile Nag. Earlier two trials of this third generation ‘fire and forget’ missile was conducted from the Pokhran firing range and claimed as successful. It is one of the five missile systems developed by DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). 

 

While Nag missile has a maximum range of 4 km, the seeker proved to be accurate only up to 2.5 km in extremely hot conditions in the trials conducted last year. However, the HeliNa has an extended strike range of about eight km.  Sources said the problem with the Nag was its range.

 

The missile can strike its targets up to 4 km but in extreme heat conditions, the missile cannot reach the targets beyond three km. The user of the missile Indian Army also has raised its reservations against its weight. The weapon weighs around 40 kgs thus making the reloading difficult.

[khairou]

L'inde et la stabilité en Asie du sud.

L'Inde lance la production en série d'un nouveau missile balistique d'une portée de 4 000 km capable de porter une charge nucléaire. Les experts évoquent avec anxiété une nouvelle spirale de la course aux armements régionale. Dans la pire des hypothèses, celle-ci peut aboutir à un conflit nucléaire local.

 

Le missile susmentionné s'appelle Agni-4. Les militaires indiens sont disposés à le mettre en service suite à une série de trois essais réussis. Retenons qu'il y a deux ans l'Inde a lancé avec succès un missile intercontinental Agni-5 d'une portée de 5000 km. Dans le contexte du face-à-face avec le Pakistan, un tel rayon d'action est superflu. Les cibles les plus convenables pour l’Agni-5 (et l’Agni-4 aussi) se trouvent sur le territoire de la Chine.

 

« Le développement des forces nucléaires indiennes poursuit plusieurs objectifs. D'abord c'est la défense contre les menaces nucléaires. Ces menaces émanent non seulement du Pakistan voisin, mais aussi de la Chine. Pour faire face à ces menaces l'Inde se voit obligée de mettre en place une « triade nucléaire ». Sa composante aérienne de cette triade est la plus faible. En attendant, l'accent principal est mis sur des complexes terrestres pour le déplacer, à terme, sur les forces de stationnement naval », commente Piotr Topytchkanov, expert du Centre de sécurité internationale de l'Institut IMEMO .

 

La triade nucléaire classique est composée des forces terrestres, navales et aériennes (ce que nous constatons en Russie et aux Etats-Unis). La troisième composante de la triade est censée porter un coup de représailles si les deux autres sont complètement détruites. Outre les missiles stratégiques, l'Inde dispose de vecteurs nucléaires aériens, notamment les Mirage-2000. En plus, le premier sous-marin nucléaire indien capable d'embarquer des missiles balistiques sera prochainement opérationnel.

 

Vu de l'étranger, cela ressemble à des prétentions à la suprématie régionale et à l'escalade de la course aux armements, bien que les Indiens ne soient pas d'accord avec une telle estimation.

« L'Inde tente depuis déjà longtemps d'occuper une place digne dans la région d'Asie-Pacifique. Elle est confrontée à plusieurs problèmes territoriaux sérieux. Elle a des adversaires stratégiques, notamment la Chine. L'Inde ne peut pas développer ses forces armées sans tenir compte de ces facteurs. Il ne faut pas oublier qu'elle dispose d'immenses étendues océaniques où elle veut être présente à part entière. Il va de soi que le facteur pakistanais est pris en considération », est persuadé l'expert militaire Viktor Baranets.

 

Certains spécialistes estiment que la course aux armements régionale a atteint le niveau auquel les essais des missiles dotés d'ogives nucléaires n'inquiètent plus les alliés ou les adversaires en puissance. Néanmoins la course aux armements est un des principaux facteurs de déstabilisation de la géopolitique, souligne Piotr Topytchkanov :

 

« New Delhi, comme Islamabad et Pékin disent qu'il n'y a pas de course aux armements dans la région. Mais la concurrence militaro-industrielle est évidente. Pour le moment l'Inde, le Pakistan et la Chine se sentent sans défense l'un devant l'autre. Il n'est pas question de parité totale, mais un certain équilibre de forces se maintient. Ces Etats ne sont pas enclins à se montrer agressifs. Tout de même, tous comprennent que l'apparition des technologies nouvelles crée de nouvelles menaces. En principe, une possibilité apparaît de porter une première frappe désarmante. Si la compétition militaro-technique conduit à une situation dans laquelle un pays se sentira vulnérable, des négociations sérieuses sur le contrôle des armements dans la région ne seront pas exclues.

 

Le dialogue sur le désarmement n’est pas à l’ordre du jour immédiat. Mais une doctrine de dissuasion nucléaire peut-elle avoir droit de cité en Asie du Sud ? L'Inde et le Pakistan sont des voisins et le temps de vol d'un missile entre leur territoire est de 3 à 5 minutes ce qui est très peu pour prendre une décision adéquate. D'où la méfiance entre les deux pays qui s'accentue au fur et à mesure de l'accroissement du potentiel militaire. Il est notoire que les capacités pakistanaises sont inférieures à celles de l'Inde.

 

Piotr Topytchkanov note cependant qu'Islamabad dispose des moyens de gâter la vie des Indiens :

 

« Le Pakistan met l'accent sur les missiles de croisière et les armes nucléaires tactiques. Cela se comprend. Aucune défense antimissile, développée notamment par l'Inde, ne saurait protéger son territoire, surtout les cibles situées à proximité de la frontière, contre les frappes des missiles de croisière et des armes nucléaires tactiques. Le Pakistan ne cherche pas comme l'Inde à créer des missiles. Ses ressources sont limitées c'est pourquoi il donne une réponse asymétrique ».

 

Le problème est aggravé par le fait que dans certaines circonstances la course aux armements avec la participation de l'Inde, du Pakistan et de la Chine est lourde d'un conflit nucléaire local. Dans cette région densément peuplée même un échange de frappes limitées entraînera la mort de plusieurs millions de personnes dans les premières secondes de l'attaque et celle d'une centaine de millions deux ou trois jours après. Au total entre 10 et 20 millions d'habitants mourront chaque mois des suites de la contamination radioactive, de la famine et d'autres facteurs écologiques et humanitaires. L'ampleur du fléau doit refroidir les Etats briguant la suprématie tandis qu'il existe pour eux d'autres moyens d'atteindre leurs objectifs stratégiques.

 http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_01_24/LInde-et-la-stabilite-en-Asie-du-Sud-9615/