A decade later, it has become hollow to blame the UPA government or even Jawaharlal Nehru, especially given that the UPA government had a better record on job creation and balanced growth.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Sadly, the transition from pursuing Nehru’s model of development, rooted in the bone-tired Western school of thought focused on absolute industrialization since the 1950s, to a less acknowledged yet future-safe Eastern approach to economic development – one that has led countries like Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and many smaller Southeast Asian nations to reach the pinnacle of development – is being misrepresented as an uninformed monopolistic game by the BJP, rather than recognizing it as the majoritarian government of India (NDA).
The editors of The Print seem to be becoming little more than uninformed social media scrollers, aiming for topical notifications while maintaining the illusion of engaging news coverage.
The intent should be to pursue the right solutions rather than settling for generic approaches that merely satisfy short-term goals. A focus on contextually meaningful development that leaves a lasting impact is essential for remaining competitive in the global development race.
Sadly, the transition from pursuing Nehru’s model of development, rooted in the bone-tired Western school of thought focused on absolute industrialization since the 1950s, to a less acknowledged yet future-safe Eastern approach to economic development – one that has led countries like Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and many smaller Southeast Asian nations to reach the pinnacle of development – is being misrepresented as an uninformed monopolistic game by the BJP, rather than recognizing it as the majoritarian government of India (NDA).
The editors of The Print seem to be becoming little more than uninformed social media scrollers, aiming for topical notifications while maintaining the illusion of engaging news coverage.
The intent should be to pursue the right solutions rather than settling for generic approaches that merely satisfy short-term goals. A focus on contextually meaningful development that leaves a lasting impact is essential for remaining competitive in the global development race.
Also, because of the Congress party, India is the world’s number one fully industrialised-advanced, free-market economy with AAA credit rating!