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What Type of Light Tank Does India Need?
SP's Land Forces|August - September 2022
There is no denying the need of Light Tank but is there prudence in going for a 25 tonne with similar firepower as T-90 and capable of floatation? It would compromise on protection and other basic fighting features, no matter how much you may load it with Artificial Intelligence (Al), surveillance drones and/or loitering munition.
- LT. GENERAL J.K. SHARMA (RETD)
What Type of Light Tank Does India Need?

A MEDIA REPORT "EYE ON China threat, Army launches Project Zorawar to deploy light tanks for mountain warfare" published earlier goes on to say that the "Indian Army wants the light tank to be amphibious, allowing it to be deployed across the Pangong Tso lake in Eastern Ladakh". Leave aside a strategician, even a person with common knowledge of military tactics would be rather intrigued with this kind of thought process. With the type of surveillance and acquisition systems deployed across the frontage and precision weapon systems to back the same available, will PLA allow even a single tank to float across the Pangong Tso across the imaginary LAC? No doubt Indian Army needs a light tank, but is this the light tank that we need for the areas in Eastern Ladakh and Sikkim?

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