인도 모디(Modi)정부의 국방조달제도 (Defence Acquisition Procedure)와 한국산 K-9 자주포 수출에 관한 분석

The Indian government under Prime Minister Modi, which espouses the ideology of Hindutva and faces the border conflict with China, was initially expected to pursue a military alliance with the United States as part of the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. However, the occurrence of the Ukraine conflict in 2022 has led India to maintain its non-aligned traditions and focus on a path of self-reliant defense through multilateral cooperation. Instead of actively seeking a military alliance with the United States, India has been importing a variety of weapons from different countries, based on its strategic autonomy. The Modi government aims to modernize its armed forces and achieve the dual goals of economic development and self-reliant defense through the Defence Acquisition Procedure. This research presents an exploratory interpretation of the political implications of India's Defence Acquisition Procedure, delving into the core of India's pursuit of self-reliant defense. It also explores the export of the South Korean K-9 self-propelled artillery and its compatibility with India's self-reliant defense strategy, while examining how sustainable economic benefits can be pursued. This study has discovered that the export of the South Korean K-9 self-propelled artillery to India can potentially raise security concerns for China and Pakistan. Therefore, to ensure that the export of the K-9 self-propelled artillery from South Korea does not become part of India's Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at pressuring China, it should be limited within the context of India's self-reliant defense strategy and confined to an economic relationship. This finding highlights the importance of maintaining sustainable economic benefits by keeping the export of the K-9 self-propelled artillery within the boundaries of India's self-reliant defense strategy, without becoming a tool for China's containment in the Indo-Pacific region.