In the wake of four days of fighting during India’s Operation Sindoor, the country’s most advanced stealth fighter is a step closer to reality. Defense Minister Rajnarth Singh approved the framework to build the Indian Air Force’s fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) on May 27. Given India’s prowess in the recent Pakistan conflict, how will its ambition to achieve air domination shape the regional military balance? Our guests: Sana Hashmi Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow Tony Hu Former U.S. Department of Defense Senior Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Chapters: 00:00:00 – Inda’s 5th Generation Jet Fighter 00:00:45 – India to Add Stealth to Air Force 00:09:29 – ‘Make in India’ Boosts Defense Industry 00:16:15 – Manufacturing Next-Gen Jet Engine 00:19:58 – China’s Rare Earth Monopoly
