India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Outstanding article indeed though biased !!
1.Seeing the high”Exchange Rates”,High prices of imported Military equipment…..and DRDO developed and delayed equipment,a better choice would be to import limited quantities for testing under Indian climate conditions, training of personnel and military use on the border(s).
2.IIT/NIT/CSIR should determine their key strengths where they have ‘core competencies” and learn accurate “costing and pricing and inflation”,project management and should also need to procure “patents” and “specialized materials” worldwide for commercial use.
3.New Indian StartUps’ should be encouraged for design and development of 3-5 “prototypes” each.These “building blocks “should be deployed in Army/Airforce/Navy/Coast Guard wherever possible so as to bring down the cost per unit. GST should be zero on these prototype ,research,design and manufacture to keep costs competitive.
4.Regardless of human ego or scientific temper,one should understand that new research and development projects have a poor success rate or %. internationally .It is a matter of fact.It is also true,that Defence personnel have poor knowledge of “costing,pricing,value of equipment”
Focus,pooling of resources,technical personnel,patents,reward for timely delivery and punishment for unjustified delays…needs to be ensured. Too much of imaginary secrecy and confidentiality without even completing the projects is foolhardy. Now at least Army has started e- procurement which helps cut procurement costs by 20% !
It would also be appropriate for Mr Gupta to put upfront his knowledge and expertise and experience in design, development and systems integration of , at least any product , let alone a complex engineering solution like mil products, before he leaps on to claim that products developed by DRDO like agni(igmdp) missiles are below par in quality and tejas and arjun are duds. And interviews with service chiefs who basically know nothing about such complex engineering tasks and a service that looks down on iterartive development – which is the way all the lockheeds and sukhois reached current maturity in tech – shouldn’t even count as qualification enough to even make a suggestion of that what is being pushed down the throat of a reader as authoritative analysis in this article. As usual Mr Gupta stoops to such a low level, dealing in a matter of which he knows virtually nothing about other than biased views of some official either in service or not that he gathered from some interviews granted to him. Such a pity . As a nation with opinion makers like Mr Gupta who peddle falsehoods and half truths to deride the developers of indigenous tech, the future of this nation is certainly doomed. Also kindly do acknowledge, that there is virtually no importance given in indian education and academic systems to explore and invent. None of the shining stars of the much vaunted India Inc is doing/producing original works. All are engaged in license production or assembly. With such an industry it goes on to show the common attitude of Indians is to buy and use rather than develop them for oneself. When an agency is trying to swim against the current, journalist like this author prop up to stymie the effort in its infancy
I dont understand the article. Is it a reprint of a 2001 article, in which case Shekar Gupta is proved wrong. because Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam was celebrated not just by India but the Chinese, the Europeans etc. If it is a new article then he has just lost connect with reality. Today Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam inpires kids to take up science and scientific thinking and the inventive and innovative mindsets in students. Shekar Gupta is just a hopeless person who wants to throw muck at Dr. APJ Abdul kalam. I have lost any sense of respect that i had for shekar gupta. unfortunately though.
Such a scum
This gupta is ?
Outstanding article indeed though biased !!
1.Seeing the high”Exchange Rates”,High prices of imported Military equipment…..and DRDO developed and delayed equipment,a better choice would be to import limited quantities for testing under Indian climate conditions, training of personnel and military use on the border(s).
2.IIT/NIT/CSIR should determine their key strengths where they have ‘core competencies” and learn accurate “costing and pricing and inflation”,project management and should also need to procure “patents” and “specialized materials” worldwide for commercial use.
3.New Indian StartUps’ should be encouraged for design and development of 3-5 “prototypes” each.These “building blocks “should be deployed in Army/Airforce/Navy/Coast Guard wherever possible so as to bring down the cost per unit. GST should be zero on these prototype ,research,design and manufacture to keep costs competitive.
4.Regardless of human ego or scientific temper,one should understand that new research and development projects have a poor success rate or %. internationally .It is a matter of fact.It is also true,that Defence personnel have poor knowledge of “costing,pricing,value of equipment”
Focus,pooling of resources,technical personnel,patents,reward for timely delivery and punishment for unjustified delays…needs to be ensured. Too much of imaginary secrecy and confidentiality without even completing the projects is foolhardy. Now at least Army has started e- procurement which helps cut procurement costs by 20% !
It would also be appropriate for Mr Gupta to put upfront his knowledge and expertise and experience in design, development and systems integration of , at least any product , let alone a complex engineering solution like mil products, before he leaps on to claim that products developed by DRDO like agni(igmdp) missiles are below par in quality and tejas and arjun are duds. And interviews with service chiefs who basically know nothing about such complex engineering tasks and a service that looks down on iterartive development – which is the way all the lockheeds and sukhois reached current maturity in tech – shouldn’t even count as qualification enough to even make a suggestion of that what is being pushed down the throat of a reader as authoritative analysis in this article. As usual Mr Gupta stoops to such a low level, dealing in a matter of which he knows virtually nothing about other than biased views of some official either in service or not that he gathered from some interviews granted to him. Such a pity . As a nation with opinion makers like Mr Gupta who peddle falsehoods and half truths to deride the developers of indigenous tech, the future of this nation is certainly doomed. Also kindly do acknowledge, that there is virtually no importance given in indian education and academic systems to explore and invent. None of the shining stars of the much vaunted India Inc is doing/producing original works. All are engaged in license production or assembly. With such an industry it goes on to show the common attitude of Indians is to buy and use rather than develop them for oneself. When an agency is trying to swim against the current, journalist like this author prop up to stymie the effort in its infancy
I dont understand the article. Is it a reprint of a 2001 article, in which case Shekar Gupta is proved wrong. because Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam was celebrated not just by India but the Chinese, the Europeans etc. If it is a new article then he has just lost connect with reality. Today Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam inpires kids to take up science and scientific thinking and the inventive and innovative mindsets in students. Shekar Gupta is just a hopeless person who wants to throw muck at Dr. APJ Abdul kalam. I have lost any sense of respect that i had for shekar gupta. unfortunately though.