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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">38470</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2024-24-1-92-106</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">FCHIMW</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL SECURITY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject>国际安全</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Key Aspects of India’s Arms Export Policy amid Military-Industrial Complex Reform</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Особенности политики правительства Индии в сфере экспорта вооружений в контексте реформирования военно-промышленного комплекса</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3017-4194</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">7962-9650</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Likhachev</surname><given-names>Kirill A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Лихачев</surname><given-names>Кирилл Александрович</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD (History), Associate Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат исторических наук, доцент кафедры теории и истории международных отношений</p></bio><email>likhachevkirill@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">St. Petersburg State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-03-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>03</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">International and Regional Studies: From Theory to Practice</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Международные и региональные исследования: от теории к практике</issue-title><fpage>92</fpage><lpage>106</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-03-30"><day>30</day><month>03</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Likhachev K.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Лихачев К.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2024, Likhachev K.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Likhachev K.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Лихачев К.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="zh">Likhachev K.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/38470">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/38470</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The study examines the key features and areas of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s policy aimed at boosting the export of weapons, military and special equipment (WMSE) within the broader strategy of reforming the Indian military-industrial complex (MIC). The long-term goal of the Indian government is to achieve “strategic autonomy” in the defence sector. In the short term, Indian arms exports serve as the driving force behind the “Make in India” and “Self-reliant India” programmes - pivotal components of Prime Minister Modi’s political agenda. The significant amplification factor for India’s export ambitions has been conditioned in part by the escalating border tensions with China since 2017. The export of WMSE is emerging as a crucial tool to strengthen India’s bilateral relations with countries in the Asia-Pacific region to counterbalance China. Nonetheless, to propel India into the group of the world’s leading arms exporters, as well as to gain full “strategic independence,” may be hard to achieve even in the long run. Despite systemic reforms in the military-industrial complex, efforts to engage private businesses and attract foreign capital, a number of challenges impede the growth of the defence industry and the export potential of the Indian military-industrial complex. These include the inadequate development of India’s manufacturing sector, dependency on foreign technologies, and insufficient funding for military-technical advancements. At the same time, the policy of supporting defence exports and reforming the MIC has been a stable trend in the strategy of the BJP government, playing a crucial role in the fulfillment of its short, medium and long term goals.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Рассматриваются основные направления и особенности политики правительства «Бхаратия джаната парти» (БДП) по стимулированию экспорта вооружений, военной и специальной техники (ВВСТ) в контексте общей стратегии по реформированию индийского военно-промышленного комплекса (ВПК). В долгосрочной перспективе политика индийского правительства направлена на достижение «стратегической независимости» в оборонном секторе. В краткосрочной перспективе индийский экспорт вооружений выступает локомотивом программ «Сделай в Индии» и «Самодостаточная Индия», которые играют центральную роль в политической стратегии премьер-министра Нарендры Моди. Значительное увеличение экспортных планов индийского правительства частично обусловлено обострением пограничных противоречий с КНР c 2017 г. Экспорт ВВСТ становится важным инструментом по укреплению двусторонних связей Индии со странами Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона в противовес Китаю. Тем не менее вхождение Индии в группу мировых лидеров по экспорту вооружений, как и полная «стратегическая независимость», труднодостижимы даже в долгосрочной перспективе. Несмотря на целый ряд системных реформ в ВПК, привлечение частного бизнеса и иностранного финансирования, развитию оборонной промышленности и экспорту индийских ВВСТ препятствует ряд факторов. Среди них недостаточное развитие производственного сектора, зависимость от иностранных технологий и слабое финансирование военно-технических разработок. В то же время политика поддержки оружейного экспорта и реформирования ВПК является устойчивой тенденцией в стратегии правительства БДП и в целом играет важную роль в реализации его краткосрочных, среднесрочных и долгосрочных целей.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"/><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Bharatiya Janata Party</kwd><kwd>BJP</kwd><kwd>reforming</kwd><kwd>domestic policy</kwd><kwd>foreign policy</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Бхаратия джаната парти</kwd><kwd>БДП</kwd><kwd>реформирование</kwd><kwd>внутренняя политика</kwd><kwd>внешняя политика</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Behera, L. K. (2016). Indian defence industry: An agenda for making in India. New Delhi: Pentagon Press.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Behera L. K. India’s Defence Economy. Planning, Budgeting, Industry and Procurement. 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