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.
The late Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh wrote in his autobiography that during the 1965 Indo-Pak war, Indian army’s tanks were like lunch boxes in comparison to Pakistani tanks which were American. A tank operator went on to say that the Pakistani tanks were like the Mercedes Benz among cars, our tanks were simply of no match to them. Hope Zorawar outshines our enemies’ tanks.
The late Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh wrote in his autobiography that during the 1965 Indo-Pak war, Indian army’s tanks were like lunch boxes in comparison to Pakistani tanks which were American. A tank operator went on to say that the Pakistani tanks were like the Mercedes Benz among cars, our tanks were simply of no match to them. Hope Zorawar outshines our enemies’ tanks.