Indian Army to procure 45 Sprut SD light tank s

So according to reports #IndianArmy to procure 45 Sprut SD light tank from #Russia. This is a strength of one regiment if report is followed. It is also confirmed that an indigenous light tank project by DRDO is underway.

There are some more updates so stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/tyEKpLdrID

— Vinod DX9 (@VinodDX9) July 26, 2020

From my chair this looks like an attempt to counter the Chinese light tank.  The Indian Army sees a capability gap and that's obviously unacceptable to them.  Additionally it looks like they're thinking more than anti-tank missiles is needed.

Good for them.

What has me spinning is that I thought their MBTs were deemed good enough for mountainous terrain.  They've obviously rethought that.

#India shows interest to acquire #Russian #2S25M #Sprut-SDM1 self-propelled anti-tank tracked #arrmored https://t.co/8SIOUuU5hF

— Army Recognition (@ArmyRecognition) July 26, 2020