ABSTRACT
India’s population and economy are seven to eight times larger than Pakistan’s, and its industrial base is capable of producing sophisticated fighter aircraft, warships, tanks and other lethal weapons. India faces security challenges at several levels. First is the continuing challenge to national unity, concentrated for the moment on the northeast and northwest frontiers. Finally, India perceives a weak global threat emanating from the United States, the United Nations, or a coalition of forces operating under either the umbrella of either organization. The primary Indian success against Pakistan has been in the higher direction of war. This was most evident in the 1971 war. In 1984, the Indian army moved into the Siachen glacier that lies at the tip of the line of control in Northern Kashmir, near the border with China. When the intruders were discovered, the Indian army found itself unable to evict them because of the difficulties posed by the terrain.
