The cost of the US-India drone deal raises a question—could some portion of this amount could have been better spent on indigenously developing and producing smaller drones?
The fund is separate from EU's budget, which is not allowed to finance military operations. It allows countries that supply weapons to Ukraine to claim back a portion of the cost.
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A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
An army is as strong as the strength of it’s own industrial base of arm equipment. Army with foreign weapons is fake. Manufacturing base doesn’t just save a lot of money but also provides employment. But these opaque deals are also good way of making a lot of money for the ruling party.
In Russia-Ukraine war, it is amply clear that large number of smaller drones are much more economical and effective. And as far as large drones as missile career is concerned, a missile career drone is not technically involved. HAL could easily design and manufacture those.
I believe these deals are also a way to please US or France for some reason I don’t understand. To me it’s nothing but chamchagiri. Any thing US buys (or trades with) from us is only because it finds real value. It doesn’t do any favour. So we must also stop chamchagiri.
An army is as strong as the strength of it’s own industrial base of arm equipment. Army with foreign weapons is fake. Manufacturing base doesn’t just save a lot of money but also provides employment. But these opaque deals are also good way of making a lot of money for the ruling party.
In Russia-Ukraine war, it is amply clear that large number of smaller drones are much more economical and effective. And as far as large drones as missile career is concerned, a missile career drone is not technically involved. HAL could easily design and manufacture those.
I believe these deals are also a way to please US or France for some reason I don’t understand. To me it’s nothing but chamchagiri. Any thing US buys (or trades with) from us is only because it finds real value. It doesn’t do any favour. So we must also stop chamchagiri.
2.5 lakh crore or 25k crore. It’s a $3 billion deal.