tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post4023301802899680205..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Assocham proposes raising defence FDI cap to 51%Broadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-19889798805657241012019-06-12T11:19:19.871-07:002019-06-12T11:19:19.871-07:00Col. Shukla, this is a nonsensical policy. At 51%,...Col. Shukla, this is a nonsensical policy. At 51%, any foreign company will dictate the terms and conditions here. The armed forces will be at the mercy of these firms. On the other hand, at 49% FDI, no foreign company will bring their IP to India, forget parting with it.<br /><br />The only way out is the hard way : India must develop it's indigenous technologies. India's militray industrial complex must comprise of <b>DRDO and the Indian private sector</b>, and not Lockheed + Indian private sector or Saab + Indian private sector.<br /><br />Military history bears testimony to the fact that no nation has become a superpower by importing weapons. All powerful nations develop their <b>own</b> weapons. India too has to be self-reliant, and no Lockheed or IAI will help us do so.Abhimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-10392708660973441132019-06-08T11:16:14.429-07:002019-06-08T11:16:14.429-07:00A combination of private sector companies refusing...A combination of private sector companies refusing to invest into product and, bureaucracy that will not support make in India is a recipe for disaster. Once you go to 51%, forget about Indian companies ever making anything indigenous. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478264350343298644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-58295039671421112772019-06-07T16:14:14.198-07:002019-06-07T16:14:14.198-07:00The investments will come once we start buying on ...The investments will come once we start buying on large scale. Today 70% of our arms are russian & OFB origin. Will take time, no point in losing patience.<br />E.g in IAF, once MMRCA 2.0 deal is done, % of russian aircraft will begin to drop. In army it will be rifles, artillery deals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-26609988276844100472019-06-06T06:26:00.345-07:002019-06-06T06:26:00.345-07:00No body is going to give you cutting edge technolo...No body is going to give you cutting edge technology. QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES along with DRONES and 3D PRINTING will make today's armada redundant. Aircraft carriers included. <br /><br />Cold start DOCTRINE is obsolete...1980 theoryVikram_prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198432511981448264noreply@blogger.com