Indigenous Push Needs More Punch

THE ‘Make in India’ story in the defence equipment sector underlines a dichotomy — the country has leapfrogged in some areas while struggling with some basics. On November 5, 2018, India announced that INS Arihant, a nuclear submarine based on niche technology, was fully operational. However, it does not produce its conventional (diesel-electric) submarine that is far less complex to make. It has made its aircraft carrier, again a niche technology, but opted not to make a ‘minesweeper’, a ship that detects undersea mines laid by the enemy.Read More…