On China and how India is closing gaps in technology; Private sector should not remain only a component manufacturer Only gap which exists between China and India today is in terms of large scale manufacturing capability. As far as technology is concerned, I can only say in defence we have come very close to China. Take missiles, our reach and accuracy is comparable. Today we have no problem. Our LCA today is a shining example of comparably what China is producing in J-10. Our LCA is today fourth generation plus aircraft. But our manufacturing capabilities in numbers are certainly lacking and that is where gap has to be caught up. That is where private sector participation and a trustworthy platform and ecosystem which will bring private sector as an agency that is as competent, as good, as patriotic and as nationalistic should be considered. That ecosystem should be provided to private sector to come in whether it is shipbuilding, missile building, torpedo building or submarine building. We should not allow private sector to remain a component manufacturer. We should let them graduate from sub system manufacturer. Private sector should graduate to a lead system integrator and then certainly we can catch up with China in no time.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 06:06:51 +0000
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