Technology Transfer or Technology Theft? How Defence Agreements Shape Global Power—China vs India

 

In international politics, defence agreements are not merely contracts—they are instruments of power. The manner in which nations interpret, exploit, or respect these agreements often determines whether they rise as trusted partners or feared disruptors.

Few case studies illustrate this contrast better than China and India, two rising powers that started from comparable industrial baselines in the late Cold War era yet diverged sharply in how they used foreign military technology.

China chose strategic exploitation.India chose strategic restraint.

Both approaches produced results—but at very different costs.

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