This is an extension of my article Defence Technology - An Indian Conundrum KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. IT COMES FROM RESEARCH. RESEARCH GENERATES TECHNOLOGY . TECHNOLOGY OWNED IS CHEAP. TECHNOLOGY BOUGHT IS COSTLY From Oxymoronism to a Framework India lacks adequate defense technology. It needs to invest in defense R&D if it must be a power of reckoning. It needs to break its trader mentality. It needs need leadership and massive involvement of our academics in research. These oxymorons are well known. That is probably why the PM has asked the IITs to contribute by coming up with indigenous defense technologies. So far so good. How does one do it? That has been our zillion-dollar question. The fact that outsiders have been better at tapping our brain power and technological potential is also another oxymoron. Hence, I am shifting from pontificating to suggesting a framework on which this entire thought process should progress. So, let us begin with a SWOT
India has a few hundred billionaires including the two richest men in Asia according to Forbes. Mercedes Benz only sold 11,000 passenger vehicles in India in 2021.
ReplyDeleteChina has several hundred billionaires according to Forbes. Mercedes Benz sold 758,000 passenger vehicles in China in 2021.
Which economy sounds like it is vulnerable to collapse due to extreme inequality? Which economy is powered by a thriving class of small and medium sized business owners and white collar professionals?
If you ignore quality data that doesn't fit your narrative, you construct a delusional narrative. Imagination is not necessary for this type of fabrication.
delusional narrative, imagination!!! :-)
DeleteSir, looks like your blog is important enough for the chinese trolls to start haunting it.
Good observation. The internal situation must be really bad in China and we should be very wary of Emperor XI starting an external diversion.
Deletewhere ever china invested that country gonebust
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