Assignment 3

What is the numerical size of your military?
The size of India’s military is over 1,235,000 million.

List India’s weapons.
Capable of develpoing biological weapons
Contains chemical weapon stockpiles (It is suggested India has 1,000 tons of chemical weapon agents)
Prithvi-1 (150 km-range) and Prithvi-2 (250 km-range) ballistic missiles (Army and Air force use)
Reproduction of Russian Su-30MK fighter-bomber
Sagarika (submarine launched ballistic missile)
Cruise missiles
Agni-TD-I (1,500 km-range) and Agni-II (2,000-2,500 km-range)
Agni-1
Agni (Agni-III)
supersonic cruise missile BrahMos/PJ-10
SagarikaAgni-1


Source: nuclearfiles.org

What is India’s biggest rival in these weapons?
India’s biggest rival is Pakistan. Their nuclear weapons include:
NUCLEAR: Nuclear Fissile Reactive (aka Atom bombs)
NAVAL: Augosta 90-B, F-22PAERONAUTICAL: Missiles; Hatf-1, Abdali, Ghaznavi, M-11, Shaheen-1, Shaheen-2, Ghauri-1, Ghauri-2, Ghauri-3, Ra’Ad. Aircrafts; A-5, Mirage IIIO, IIIOD, IIIE, PAF F-16, AMRAAM, LGB, JF-17. CONVENTIONAL: Babur tanks and land missiles

Is India a nuclear power? Approximately how many nuclear weapons does your country have?
India is a nuclear power. It has approximately 55 to 110 weapons.

Source: The Times of India (online)

List countries connected to India by land.
India is connected to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, China, and Pakistan.

Is there a territory outside India’s borders that has a cultural, religious, or historical significance to you that makes your country feel invested in?
India feels invested in Kashmir. Pakistan is an Islamic state and claims Kashmir, where the majority of people are Muslim and who are bound to India against their will. India claims Kashmir, under the Indian Independence Act.