CDS Anil Chauhan warned against dependence on foreign technology. While this approach has its advantage, no ecosystem exists to back it up. There has been government monopoly in this sector and we must accept that it failed. Only a new mechanism trusted by private players, tech talent can bring success.
Mark Rutte is a 2025 sequel to The Mouse That Roared
Just in case you haven’t seen the 1959 Peter Sellers classic The Mouse That Roared, find its 2025 sequel in NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Europe isn’t quite the impoverished Duchy of Grand Fenwick that attacked America, but in security terms, it is now naked and begging before “Daddy” Trump.
At the moment, self reliance in defence looks as forbidding as climbing Everest without oxygen.
What causes concern is that Mr Mark Rutte is the face of NATO, interchangeable with the EU. India seeks a strategic partnership with Europe, collectively and with individual members like Germany, France, Britain. While the economic partnership will proceed on its inherent value to both sides, as in the proposed FTA, Russia will cast a shadow on the political understanding. For Europe, now a mortal threat. For India, a traditional friend.