The fascinating story of 31X rise in India's defence exports in 10yrs, who’s the biggest buyer & why

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[@kausnishant]

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[@abhishekkaudare2733]

Within a very short period, the impact that Manohar Parrikar had on Indian Defense ecosystem is just incredible.

[@SANDY-SUN-SKY]

DEFENCE EXPORTS.. INDIA’s PROGRESS BLAH .. BLAH .. BLAH.. TILL BJP IN POWER.. Once gone.. INDIA STORY OVER.. Sorry but .. this is going to be fact.. 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@chillxxx241]

50% of the sales are to the United States. It doesn’t get discussed, but it’s the subsystems components get have really taken off and not the flashy missiles that these KZbinrs like to talk about.

[@SANDY-SUN-SKY]

@@kiranchandran1564 I pitty yr sense of judgement.. if I say.. India’s story intact till BJP in power . And u Level me communist ????.. 👏👏

[@kiranchandran1564]

@@SANDY-SUN-SKY I think I misunderstood your comment.

[@ashutoshprashar135]

​@@chillxxx241 ah...here we go again..... something is better than nothing bro....try to look at the positives...don't be a pessimistic crook

[@georgeramapuram]

Malayali here. Modi govt. doing things well for the growth of the country ! Jai hind. India all the way.

[@ytskt]

get ready to be cancelled.

[@ijusthatenormiesihavenooth1164]

Get rid of cpm

[@surajs5913]

​@@ijusthatenormiesihavenooth1164cpm is a cartel which has profitable capitalistic businesses of its own. Removing them from power isnt enough to finish them...

[@harinathan3070]

But your state votes for Rahul Buffon

[@karan88811]

Modi ji made missiles with his hands from scratch. The Indian arms industry has been doing R&D since vajpayee era. It's reaping benefits in the era of modi, doesn't mean he should get the credit.

[@diptangshuganguli]

It won't be long before someone asks "Do we really need defence exports?" 😂

[@billubadshah897]

Commission & Russian/ French Escorts 😂 for Weapon Imports Contracts Should Not Over Looked

[@AKumar-co7oe]

"won't be long?" - people were saying it in the 2000s! that private companies should not be able to make weapons and exporting weapons is immoral.

[@Ice_cooled]

Someone has already questioned "do we really need roads and railways? He has even made economics calculation on this wasteful expenditure".😂😂😂

[@suvansh29]

@@AKumar-co7oe I mean we can’t play the Ahimsa Card on the international stage. You can profiteer from other’s wars and ask for peace at the same time without being called a hypocrite and Holier than thou’. It absolutely changes the national identity in a big way.

[@AKumar-co7oe]

@@suvansh29 look man, we either pay our own companies to build weapons which ends up subsidizing high tech research and manufacturing and recirculating the money in our own economy or we end up paying foreign companies to sell us weapons which just bleeds hard earned foreign exchange and subsidizes their economy. If you want Ahimsa so badly figure out some other way of doing it. Remember the true story of the Smiling Buddha.

[@shishirsks]

Govt companies like HAL, BEL, Ordinance factories etc have been receiving defense contracts for 70 years. It's time people ask why our Babus couldn't export anything while our private companies have done in 10 years! No wonder, HAL still manufactures SU-30 more expensively in India than the ones we imported from Russia! Such a talent in incompetence.

[@TapanPal-yw7rs]

Tejas 1 /2 is it of Any Match to Pak F15 or Chinese J Series Fighter Aircrafts ? ?

[@sudip_curiousmind]

​@@TapanPal-yw7rsPak F15, what is that? Was it just a typo?

[@shreyassharma3194]

Well said but you know maybe there only a handful like you and me who delve deeper into such subjects........whenever such arguements are put forth by people like us in an articulate manner....we often get rubbish banter and emotional slogans like "Desh bech doge,pvt ke haath mein sab doge"......I mean WTF!!! Pvt entities have a hunger for profits and hence the incentive to perform........PSUs have been sluggish and reluctant to change....the only thing good about them is their rising stock prices.......on ground performance has been poor as compared to the pvt counterparts and still every govt since 1947 keeps on pouring taxpayer's money into these bottomless pits

[@sunilkumarcheruvu]

HAL is trying to export Tejas. Aircraft manufacturing anf perfection takes decades

[@sunilkumarcheruvu]

​@@TapanPal-yw7rs HAL AMCA, google it

[@500suren]

Made in India was mocked by many including some well known names now Made in India is not only for Made for India and Made for world - political leadership for any country needs vision, sincerity and professionalism particularly a large, diverse country like India

[@MinakMotiyani]

Congress politicians

[@jshaan75]

So you think modi came in 2013 and after 1 year India became so advanced that we started exporting?😂. Why is there not even a jet engine that we have developed.

[@MinakMotiyani]

@@jshaan75 grow up… it’s not about jet engine it’s about exports and let’s not forget make in India was the idea of modi meanwhile raga was mocking it

[@vickyray6042]

They even mocked the UPI payment system. Now see how it has transformed the payment system. Even US and EU does not have this kind of easy payment system.

[@mayankindian3750]

​@@vickyray6042 true brother 😊

[@KoushikGarai-vi9qv]

That's why we believe in Narendra Modi. After giving effort in right things for 10 yrs now we can see the results. Same things we can see in electronics exports.

[@mayankindian3750]

Yes but it's take time bro 😊

[@hpremjit]

The only thing stopping India's defence export was the import eco-system of agents, politicians, bureaucrats, and kickbacks.

[@creativemaster007]

And Indian military Jurnails(generals).. don't forget them.

[@mayankindian3750]

​@@creativemaster007 yes chandigarh lobby

[@Love-wz4vg]

so basically congress gov

[@rampareek2587]

Haters will say this is Namo sponsored

[@tiwaringp]

It isn't..?

[@gAuTis_VLoGs]

@@tiwaringp: he means this VLog 😄😄😄

[@Abir-o8q]

So sekhar is sold. You can call him GODI from now.

[@kumar.193]

If only you have listened to the entire video. 3:44 He clearly mentioned its from India's Defence Offset Policy came to into effect from Aug 2012. But hey let me be stay silent about UPA's contribution else I will look bad and can't market India was born on 2014.

[@raghavanvairavan8065]

@@tiwaringp Lol why did congress do nothing about defence exports and take steps to reduce imports

[@ashokyadavindia413]

The 31-time increase in India's defense exports in the last 10 years shows that till about a decade ago, the Gandhi family that ruled our country was more interested in earning commissions in defense deals rather than making India self-reliant in the defense sector.

[@mayankindian3750]

Yes sir 😊

[@srajalbansal7112]

But caste saar.. freebies saar.

[@moviesenthil]

Correct. And we're nowhere near our full potential. Just imagine.

[@kumar.193]

If only you have listened to the entire video. 3:44 He clearly mentioned its from India's Defence Offset Policy came to into effect from Aug 2012. But hey let me be stay silent about UPA's contribution else I will look bad and can't market India was born on 2014.

[@moviesenthil]

@@kumar.193 Bharat was reborn in 2014 for sure.

[@ProudSanghi108]

Tamil here. Thanks Modiji for your sacrifice to India.

[@ravinunna1168]

South Indian are proud modern Christians. Stop imposing, forcing Hindi and Hindu on us.

[@ProudSanghi108]

@ravinunna1168 what is there to impose on you? India is Hindu, and Hindu is India.Every grain of sand in India breathes Sanatana Dharma. The air in India sounds Om. Don't misunderstand the tolerance of Hindus. Both Abrahamic parasites tried to convert this land with the help of local traitors, but neither one succeeded. Your denial is not going to matter. Now Dra-Thevidiyans trying hard to spread foreign religion here. Your success as always shor-lived. Good luck. Jai Shree Ram.

[@Prabhakarsingh-b8w]

​@@ravinunna1168sre Majority in south Who is stopping you from going to church

[@vaidyasethuraman452]

so much for "experts" saying - making stuff in India is not right , Modi got this right..

[@yj9032]

Modi came after MMS, he already inherited an upward economy.

[@shwetankp1603]

So did MMS from Vajpayee

[@mananmehta6910]

​@@yj9032 Stop joking. We were fragile 5 & had taken debt bonds payable in 2016-17 after UPA was gonna go out of power. Banks had double balance sheet problems, everyday new scams, lot of red-tape & there was nothing in the name of Make in India & infrastructure

[@ramansinghal5181]

@@yj9032Twin balance sheet deficit, banks had npa(s) which were not disclosed, lowest investment in infrastructure, Augusta Westland scam, OFB not producing quality goods etc.

[@userfdrscv-ci2fh]

​@@yj9032 No MMS inherited all the good work done in Vajpayee ji's tenure. If you're young like me, you might not know it.

[@TheMemeGuy124]

Tata, Mahindra, L&T, HAL all doing wonders 👏👏👏

[@rajx7120]

Well, sir. A good percentage of the population doesn't care about defence exports. A particular politician is more interested in asking caste of the manufacturer and the employees. Then someone will spread canards, that "Gujarati" might be dominating the business or something. I am no longer enthused by any news of progress !

[@LikeDeep-q6w]

Not just defense exports, but any exports. A significant amount of population measure growth and development on the scale of how much freebies and reservations they received. The more the merrier!

[@ShubhamTiwari-mu8do]

Spot on man. People angry with Modi backtracking on few decision and Nirmala taking on middle class tax. Truth is they have to resort to such tactics to not lose further because some pappu came in and fooled India on caste and religion politics again keeping Indian progress again at bay. I hope we get rid of the clown politics of Raga as early as possible

[@HarmanHundal01]

The country has been divided once based on religion. It has had religion based insurgencies in Kashmir, Punjab and North East. Yet such people are ok with the 56 inch tongue’s religious hatred. The 56 inch tongue has gifted our land to China and lied to us about it. Tell me what amount of defense exports makes up for the land gifted to China? How much makes up for the shameless lies about it.

[@TapanPal-yw7rs]

Be Positive, Selling Defense Iteams is also a Big Export

[@rajx7120]

​@@LikeDeep-q6wThere are two kinds of people. One who think that, if defence exports can grow, so can other areas. The other kind will say, what about other areas. And other kind has some caste based solutions for our problems. That's all they care.

[@ddkarel]

Feel proud of fellow Indians, the only flip side to it is that they have missed the attention of our governments and forces.

[@mahendn]

These two guys hate Modi.. SSM was founded in 2017, their products including sniper rifles being tested by indian army and it was exported to friendly country in 2024. Indian Army must be taking more time to check product reliability and their worthiness.Sure our army will buy it in future.

[@gurdeepsingh1403]

Right...

[@rohitsankhla8109]

The story of Tonbo Imaging highlights a troubling reality within the Indian Armed Forces. Indian manufacturers often need validation from foreign countries before our own troops can use their products. This issue extends beyond imaging systems to include body armor and ballistic helmets. Despite significant investment in R&D by Indian companies, our products are often only accepted after receiving approval from abroad. This reflects a deeper mentality issue that we must address. It's crucial to change this mindset in our generation, especially as Indian companies are bringing unique and innovative products to the market. We are material manufactures and exports and play a small yet crucial role in the entire defence eco system

[@mayankindian3750]

Colonial mindset 😅

[@nitinpatel1039]

It is due to focus on manufacturing which received flip when defence acquisition council came with negative list of import, thereby making it compulsory for all three forces to purchase those system from domestic players thereby increasing their capacity

[@thesiren8421]

Opposition parties are working tirelessly to revert this..

[@TheMemeGuy124]

Current opposition leader and his troops are dangerous… they want power at any cost even at the cost of India’s wellbeing

[@surendrabarsode8959]

This is the way to go in defense production!! This is on a similar lines as happened to auto OEMs. DRDO and other start ups are engaged in R&D and together the entire ecosystem along with space sector ecosystem will develop very well in next 10 years. This will be a major part of India becoming one of the top 3 powers in the world soon. 2. As regards Indian Army using products only after US Army used it, the matter is very simple- When Indian Army buys foreign maal, there are obvious considerations and benefits. When you order desi maal, the same attractions would certainly not be there!!! Thankfully Modi Govt has issued some negative list for imports blocking unnecessary imports. 3. We are also doing very well in the area of drone and UAVs. This is a very encouraging development.

[@IndianArma]

You must be saying this from your extensive experience serving in the army and using Indian equipment like the insas or the Arjun. Social media is so full of self righteous 'experts' willing to paint everyone else as an idiot. The Indian army does not procure Indian equipment because it sucks, till you use it, you wouldn't know it. Now asked me how I know this? And I would point you towards getting off your high horse and take a look around

[@xcel5203]

Hilarious , top 3 you said in the next 10 years . Meanwhile Tejas is stuck for engine , Turkey refused Beyraktar , no subs , rifles ,tanks , Rafaele acquisition mired in controversy . Make it 20 years and let's be optimistic.

[@mananmehta6910]

​@@xcel5203get ur research right. We never asked for Bayrakhtar. Turkey to appease it's brother Pakistan said from themselves that they'll never Bayrakhtar to India even if India asked. But India never asked because we simply don't need it when we have much better Israeli & American drones

[@surendrabarsode8959]

@@IndianArma I appreciate what you are saying but it is also true that Armed Forces never took up ownership and development responsibilities of our own indigenous capacities.

[@xcel5203]

@@mananmehta6910 We seem to be getting everything from the Israelis and Americans apart from some junk from Russia . So what nuts and bolts are we exporting @$120 million .

[@TheMemeGuy124]

Modi government delivering on yet another promise. But our young leader Rahul Gandhi will also call this a jumlaa!

[@raviroushanpandey2299]

Divide the hindu on caste and rule. Koi bhi strong government aata hai caste wala game suru kar deta hai sab

[@SandyTechSG]

Modi became PM In 2014 how come Tata started manufacturing fuselage in Congress era it was modi government who given the chance to TATA for the first time as a indian private company to manufacture Boeing Apache part's not Congress.

[@SandyTechSG]

Congress the most Coruptt government of india after Nehru's death no Congress leader was interested in defense manufacturing in india HAL was doing the job of screw driver and forget this tejas was never promoted by Congress and kaveri engine you both from NDTV trying to be smart

[@santri2023]

India has the potential to export $10billion/year of Defense items by 2030…

[@billubadshah897]

But Commission % for Indian Army Officer & General Should also be Looked After. & French & Russian Escorts 😮

[@swapneelbehera260]

Chaddigarh lobby will be mad if that is done .

[@billubadshah897]

@@swapneelbehera260 Arms Import Means Commission & Escort Services to Officers 😊 Netas

[@TheMaderDog]

@@billubadshah897 Much less now if at all!

[@rajeshbhagat863]

Shekhar - It would not have hurt you or your audiences if you had given some credit of 31x jump in Defense exports to the Modi government. Everything was present during UPA also, what changed was the leadership...I thought you believed in giving credit where it is due... but you did not - Agenda?

[@Amorakimo]

If he give credit to Modi than his leftist handlers will disown him!

[@KoushikGarai-vi9qv]

Wow!!! The print shows some positive of Government.

[@darshilmashru8479]

Don’t let these two idiots make you lose sight of the fact that two men made this defence export boom possible - Narendra Modi and the late Manohar Parrikar.

[@nomulahemanth3109]

Boring, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky all have built Factories along with TASL near Hyderabad Int. Airport and Most of the Goods are exported from there and Now that Airbus, Saab,Safran etc are also Building Plants in India and Indian Companies like Kalyani, Mahindra,Adani,Tata,L&T etc are also Exporting and More Startups like Zen Technologies etc are also Exporting

[@offred6013]

*boring is so boring

[@keshav4408]

Success of made in India has just started unraveling 🇮🇳 🇮🇳

[@shivam00668]

मोदी सरकार में इंफ्रा, रेलवे, डिफेंस हर क्षेत्र में जबरदस्त काम हुआ है 👌

[@sarathkumar251]

Aur Rail accidents 😢

[@shivam00668]

@@sarathkumar251 यार रेल ट्रैक को जान बूझ कोई तोड़े जिहाद के नाम पर तो कोई क्या ही करेगा ? हजारो किमी ट्रेक फैला है देश भर में

[@gurdeepsingh1403]

​@@shivam00668Shivam Ji please just ignore them because in logon ne har baat ke liye Gali dena hai Modi ji Ko, it's unfortunate for BHARAT.. kuchh log lage huye hain ISS kaam par

[@dreambig5965]

For me toys make in india is real achievement...i rarely saw a china toys in store now which was impossible 5 yrs back😅😅

[@Love-wz4vg]

made in india fire crackers too

[@mahaveermahajan2941]

Baba Kalyani is not founder. It's his father late Dr Nilkanthrao Kalyani

[@jaideepc786]

@@mahaveermahajan2941 yes, but he and his son are running the show admirably, esp the huge foray into defence manufacturing was a great strategic decision, backed up by near flawless execution. Even Anil Ambani crapped in that ship deal, despite his deep pockets & deeper political connects at that time.

[@Gappasappa]

NaMo has got it right ❤❤

[@तरबुज_खाने_वाला_राक्षस]

TATA got it right....Namo is feku

[@meetumalik6746]

The gandhis had totally destroyed india during 2004- 14 era. Will take a herculean effort to recover. Present govt doing an amazing task

[@ArkoProvoMukherjee]

Thanks!

[@ThePrintIndia]

Dear Arko, You're an invaluable member of ThePrint. Thank you again.

[@palaninadeson3032]

Modi, Jai hind.bharat mata ki❤❤ Love your efforts for the betterment and economic progress of Bharat.

[@ashokdahiya8154]

Es se achhe din nahi ho sakte.... Great going Modi Ji Keep it up 🎉🎉🎉❤ Jai Ho

[@false9477]

India should have more engineering courses that focus on weapon design and engineering.

[@joydevbhattacharjee5511]

Someone please tell Shekhar Gupta to let others finish their sentences. Appreciate your enthusiasm but it comes across as overzealousness

[@dheerajathrey7285]

this has been happening from so long, it's also disrespectful to others.

[@deepaksingh7172]

Agree

[@sanjeevsood531]

It is his pain.

[@wasudeomarathe6417]

Yes, why call others when you know everything SG ji?

[@PRASHANTMEHROTRA-bm6su]

Very informative and balanced review❤

[@sasanka7474]

who real secular and liberals actually appreciate stand of modi govt... no other govt did

[@slamcan2k]

If even half of this had been achieved in the UPA era SG would have been gushing about thr foresight and execution of the govt. Today since these achievements have come under BJP, the cat has got his tongue. Not a word of acknowledgement of new govt policies in defence sector. Shame SG.

[@innocentkasho954]

Shame on u. When did upa government started. It was only started after make in India through privatisation of defense, and aatmanirbhar bharat. Point one thing which upa government did in defense export

[@brucewayne7252]

Very Commendable progress💯🔥

[@prashantyadav9766]

It is heartening news but the real achievement will be when indigenous companies will have technological know-how and their own research capabilities. Also the pace of export should remain intact.

[@anupmandair]

Bring in Rahul Gandhi and he will implement reservation here also. Fabrication of 10 planes by SC, 15 planes by OBC’s and remaining by general quota.

[@rd3499]

True bhai

[@enlightnedsoul4124]

Glad to hear the statistics

[@MyKarur]

This is excellent news because a)increases manufacturing capability in India and b)manufaturing quality is enhanced to meet standards and spec to meet Defence requirements, which is always higher than civilian standards

[@ashokdahiya8154]

Modi hai to mumkin hai,Jai Ho ❤❤❤

[@VirMan78]

Lots of love for you both, especially Mr. Shekar. Have been his fan since his days as Editor-in-Chief at Indian Express. ❤

[@12345614489]

Good job Modi Govt

[@eiknaththakur6773]

This is huge, finally we are in correct path

[@samb18_kite]

This was probably one of the most important news stories that you guys have made in this channel. Thanks.

[@PremdasDutta-iw7nw]

India must aggressively pursue defence export anywhere everywhere.

[@RanjitKarunakar]

Everything works, under the right leadership.

[@sarangarajanranganathan1315]

Wonderful. I am seeing a wonderful presentation which i have not seen before in any channel. Learnt a lot.

[@rajshekhar1147]

Expert talking to another expert. Much better than monologue for this topic. Hats off to The Print n SG.

[@Sanehuman6243]

Rahul ji solely responsible for this gain... 😂😂😂

[@defence3355]

Raul vinchi from Italy who is citizen of England

[@Amorakimo]

He will always be PAPPU!

[@mg.f.9023]

Indian private companies have the capability. Can do amazing in international collaboration if there is improvement in 'Ease of doing business.'

[@sakshambhadoria9998]

Government's systemic push for self-reliance, structural reforms in the public sector and increasing participation of the private sector are the reasons behind the rise in India's defence exports.

[@yeshwantmane7381]

It’s all because of the ecosystem built by NAMO

[@powerlord.]

Well done Modi

[@supratiksarkar3150]

Indian products used by American army but indian army doesn't know about this product.Fact is more entertaining than fiction 😅😅 Great episode

[@kadabasrinidhi179]

Really impressive. Good to know this.

[@aham-mumukshu-asmi]

Shekhar Gupta and Rajdeep will now be looking deep to credit the Congress and Nehru for all this. 🤣🤣

Have you heard of a concept called offset policy in defence contracts? Whenever India signs any large defence contract with the US or the European country, it is mandatory for a company from that country to provide offset contracts to Indian companies. Earlier the the companies from the US and Europe were reluctant to partner with defence PSUs for the offset contracts. They were willing to partner with private companies for many reasons. Once the government started procuring serious defence items from the private sector, it became a win-win situation for these companies and the country. So, the increase in defence exports is a result of this offset policy.

[@SkSingh-tu8un]

A success story of the present government

[@ashishpopli5369]

Supremely interesting. Thanks for covering this.

[@sanjeevsood531]

One can imagine the pain SG must have undergone while recording this episode.

[@bandalkaran]

Good developments...very encouraging!

[@Siva_S]

It will be nice if the expert is given proper credit in the description.

[@Zhilinjain]

Finally some good News

[@ashokdahiya8154]

Couldn't be done earlier govts as they were more interested in kickbacks

[@GAWMEO]

Achievement of Modi govt 👏

[@sankalpsharma5407]

Good stories. Good journalism.

[@anvivek]

Vision of Modi

[@biswanathmahapatra8441]

I think we still need to scale up the production, coz the world war 3 seems inevitable and jus a mistake away now a days..

[@anupvkale1]

Remember when some dumb people thought Anil Ambani’s Reliance being part of the offset list meant they were to develop Rafael fighters. 😂

[@TapanPal-yw7rs]

Thanks, Great to Hear Defense Eco System is Being Build 👍 Companies Exporting Recuring Day to Day Defense Use Should be Encouraged

[@Vimalpankaj1]

India strong day by day in Modi government

[@ankur.mahajan]

Lovely Episode

[@vivekanandholla6730]

Nice to know this. Thank you for the information

[@sayidaskamath4690]

They built eco system consortium of 500 MSME defence component manufacturers is a master stroke This boom will continue like auto component exports. Best example PSU stocks growth in Modi era is remarkable with due credit his team of dedicated patriotic aggressive team

[@himanv]

The main takeaway from this: gone are the days when India produced everything itself, even if only produced a few things. Instead, it is the era of global supply chains-- if you can plug into a production of 500 helicopters and 5000 tanks, you can have a big market to supply to but also potentially buy from, and it could be cheaper if you buy something that is made in large quantity. Efficiency of scale...

[@Zethuzzz]

Fascinating , eye popping episode

[@amiindra]

Those who have Modi, i called them mother lover 😊

[@maheshpalsingh2097]

For opposition caste is only issue

[@imasmo2008]

Funny that our armed forces are so hell bent on getting foreign equipment’s when similar weapons are available in India itself

[@HimanshuMahajan-zn3nq]

Commission

[@porusmehta2807]

Hi @ThePrintIndia a closer analogy for the role of Tata w.r.t Lockheed and Boeing would be that of Foxconn serving multiple mobile makers like Apple and Samsung.

[@PremdasDutta-iw7nw]

India must focus on building and exporting on drones and submarine.more jv technology transfer spend more money on research and development on drones and exports.cutting edge technology must be developed by indian companies.

[@trideep220280]

The story of Tonbo Imaging has been repeated in Alcohol ( Amrut, Paul John etc)😅

[@itsover9008]

The third patriotic politician I've seen after Manmohan Singh as FM in 1991, and Atal ji, is Modi ji.

[@amodjp]

The best option for export as of date , India's own import bill for other items should be compensated with this

[@AK-cx2gc]

RaGa will say that how many OBC getting benefitted in USA due to defence export. Once Congress back in power, they will distribute all money on 8500 scheme and no development work will happen.

[@kushalbasu8069]

So far so good, but.. India should really increase investment into the R & D wing of defence to become a global leader in export.

[@SV-wu2my]

Prior to 2014 entire PSU companies were under govt and ministers using them. Post 2014 PSU's given free hand and adequate capital gave infused to increase capacities and allowed them to market well. The result is visible with comoanies like BEL, BHEL and other companies doing well in capital markets.

[@sarathkumar251]

We are still way behind in Drones which are future of modern warfare

[@udaymukherji4527]

India has a much older defense industry than South Korea, but South Korea is exporting more, and that too best in class quality

[@souma_sinharoy]

S.Korea didn't suffer from decades of draconian wannabe Socialist, wannabe Soviet 'licence raj' type bs policies and started practicing open market capitalism far earlier than us with help of their Western allies(Korea is core US ally India is not like not even today in 2024)

[@GJ-yx1nb]

It is during last 10years

[@HimanshuMahajan-zn3nq]

South korea is vessel state of US..ofc it got favors from US in technology and development

[@Chairman_LmaoZedong]

Indian finance minister has an special enmity with R&D.

[@udaymukherji4527]

That's exactly the point! At the level of society/country we have a habit of bad decision making n processes. There's enough evidence that we haven't grown out of this tendency

[@vikasrai1939]

@ThePrintIndia and Snehesh , I have read the article and would like to suggest that add graphs and charts in your article to highlight the number changes so that it becomes more easy and a better read.

[@PolicyPolicing]

Congratulations INDIA

[@tamal21]

Can you please do a CTC on Sunita Williams stuck in space station and why they are still not able to bring her back?

[@innocentkasho954]

Ask from USA government. She is not indian citizens

[@camilofernando7952]

Great analysis! I have a small suggestion though. It can be challenging to follow the discussion without visual aids like graphs, images, or other illustrations. The interview or fireside chat format can be a bit distracting, making it harder for viewers like me to stay engaged. I recommend considering a presentation-style format with more facts and figures instead of the interview approach. Thanks!