Sudhir Pillai is a former Flag Officer Naval Aviation, Chief of Staff at the integrated HQ Andaman and Nicobar Command, and Chief Instructor (Navy) at DSSC Wellington. He tweets @sudhirpillai__.
WoW!!
Well researched and well written.
For the common citizen, this is a wake up call.
However, it would be helpful to know if multiple suppliers would bring in the advantage of back ups or simply spread the risks too thin – but still high risk.
Also, does India defence have the financial muscle to have multiple suppliers for what are basically closed, highly sensitive and secretive platforms?
Finally, don’t other countries also have the same problem of limited suppliers for cutting edge defence equipment?
BTW, paisa vasool for this write up. Pays to pay for The Print.
WoW!!
Well researched and well written.
For the common citizen, this is a wake up call.
However, it would be helpful to know if multiple suppliers would bring in the advantage of back ups or simply spread the risks too thin – but still high risk.
Also, does India defence have the financial muscle to have multiple suppliers for what are basically closed, highly sensitive and secretive platforms?
Finally, don’t other countries also have the same problem of limited suppliers for cutting edge defence equipment?
BTW, paisa vasool for this write up. Pays to pay for The Print.