The Ukraine crisis has impacted the supply of spare components for the Indian military, according to the Army Chief

The Ukraine crisis has impacted the supply of spare components for the Indian military, according to the Army Chief.

The crisis in Ukraine, according to India’s army commander, has damaged the availability of spare parts for the nation’s army. General Manoj Pande spoke to the media about the border situation with China, something he termed as calm yet volatile. The two nations have been at odds in eastern Ladakh for about two and a half years. He noted that the nations were continuing to communicate at both the diplomatic and armed levels and that India’s military was prepared.

Experts think that up to 60% of India’s military equipment is from Russia and New Delhi is entangled in a dispute with China over a territory issue. In 2020, 20 Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers were killed in a scuffle. India is battling to get one of their diesel-powered submarines back from Russia, which has been sanctioned for its incursion of Ukraine. India claims that China controls 38,000 square kilometres (14,672 square miles) of its land in the Aksai Chin plateau, which India regards as being part of Ladakh and the site of the present conflict. Any arbitrary alteration in the border status quo by Beijing, according to India, is intolerable. The Line of Actual Control divides Chinese and Indian-held regions from Ladakh in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in India’s east, which China claims completely. In 1962, India and China battled a devastating border war. India is reliant on both Russia and Ukraine for crucial machinery and equipment.

Investigators in the intel community feel that the present crisis would harm India in multiple aspects. Aside from fresh purchases, the Indian military relies on Russia and Ukraine for essential replacement parts for its current weapons, which range from jet fighters to air defence rockets, artillery guns, and battalion armoured vehicles, as well as its T-72 and T-90 tanks. India requires Ukrainian assistance in modernising the IAF’s Antonov AN-32 fleet, delivering crucial R-27 air-to-air missiles for its jet fighters, improving the current artillery and air defence systems, and acquiring equipment for the Indian Navy’s four guided-missile frigates.

–An article by Velroy Anthony