Ignatov Vladislav

Prospects of Indian Arms Exports to the Countries of Southeast Asia

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2022, №4(57), 58-71

 
Annotation: The article deals with current and potential exports of the Indian defense industry to the countries of Southeast Asia. The principle purpose of this article is to conduct a critical assessment and a detail study of possible future arms exports of Republic India to the countries of Southeast Asia. Thereupon, in this article we briefly review Indian foreign policy towards the countries of the region and assess features of the arms market of Southeast Asia as well as the existing military-technical equipment of the countries of Southeast Asia. Besides that, a number of Indian-made products approved for export is considered, and its comparative analysis with the main competitors is done. It should be noted that this study focuses on those products that are created by the enterprises of the public sector of the military-industrial complex of the Republic of India. In addition, special attention is paid not only to the most popular products in the form of aircraft, but also to those having a high potential for export specifically to Southeast Asia.

Keywords: India, Southeast Asia, MIC, MTC, arms export, Indo-pacific