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- India is trying to modernize its military of 1.5 million people with lessons from Ukraine.
- Until recent years, Russia supplied India with many weapons such as tanks and jets.
- India is upgrading its artillery and switching to 155mm howitzers, the NATO standard.
As India boosts defense spending amid tensions with China and Pakistan, it is closely studying the Ukraine conflict for clues to the future of warfare and how to thwart its neighbors.
Some lessons that Indian experts have already drawn: India needs lots of artillery, drones and cyberwarfare capabilities.