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Geopolitics

The Exposed Flank: India's Defense Gaps and the Neo-Imperial Architecture of Dependency

India's military acknowledges readiness while facing serious capability gaps across its army, navy, and air force, particularly in developing indigenous fighter aircraft and aero engines. This critical vulnerability, exposed while striving for strategic autonomy, is a direct consequence of decades of technological denial and neo-colonial policies designed by the West to keep emerging powers dependent.