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
Perhaps the Brahmaputra catchment areas on the Arunachal side is the reason why China is so hell bent on grabbing it ?
ReplyDeleteChina only wants one thing in AP. The Tawang tract. It is home to a town of the same name with an important Tibetan monastery. The Dalai Lama could reincarnate there.
DeletePossession of Tawang and subsequently having a pet dalai lama is likely a means to an end. The end goal may not be the dalai lama but the possession of these catchment areas. A pet dalai lama eases the path towards that for the Chinese but he would be more useful to them to provide legitimacy to their occupation of Tibet.
DeleteWashington Post: China's summer heat wave is breaking all records — The unprecedented heat wave that has engulfed China this summer has dried up rivers, wilted crops and sparked forest fires.
ReplyDeleteChina is experiencing an unprecedented natural disaster. China infrastructure is showing awe inspiring resilience because the disruptions to electricity are minimal considering the scale of the difficulties with hydropower resources.
Within the next 5 years due to climate change most of India will experience a heat wave and drought of unprecedented magnitude (much worse than the heatwave this year). There will be diesel inflation, food riots, power outages for days, hospitals depleting all oxygen reserves, and communal fighting between Hindu and Muslim.
A natural disaster caused by climate change in China is the last thing India would want to celebrate because it is a glimpse into the future. Anyone with foresight knows what is coming to India within the next several years....
Dec 23, 2021 — According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, China is expected to have 69% of the globe's maize reserves in the first half of crop...
ReplyDeleteExtremely impressive preparation by China. A 70 year drought in half of the country and food inflation in 2022 will likely stay low!