{"id":224000,"date":"2023-01-28T06:57:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T01:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=224000"},"modified":"2023-02-01T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T09:30:19","slug":"answered-indias-defence-tech-indigenization-should-be-via-an-ecosystem-involving-companies-universities-and-iits-discuss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-indias-defence-tech-indigenization-should-be-via-an-ecosystem-involving-companies-universities-and-iits-discuss\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] India\u2019s defence tech indigenization should be via an ecosystem involving companies, universities, and IITs. Discuss"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"616\"><strong>Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong>Contextual introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body:\u00a0<\/strong>Explain how India\u2019s defence tech should be indigenized.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Write a way forward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>India\u2019s defence manufacturing sector has been witnessing a CAGR of 3.9% between 2016 and 2020. The Government of India has set the defence production target at US$ 25 billion by 2025 (including US$ 5 billion from exports by 2025).<\/p>\n<p>The following measures are needed for the indigenization of India\u2019s defence tech:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Government must help <strong>create a network of big companies<\/strong> that can manufacture weapon systems and components, technology entrepreneurs who will experiment with new tech and IITs and the better universities that can provide talented young researchers and scientists.<\/li>\n<li>Government should\u00a0gradually <strong>expand the positive indigenization list<\/strong>so that greater support is provided to domestic manufacturers.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0proposed SPV in budget 2022-23should be duly established to <strong>enable better private sector participation<\/strong> in defense manufacturing.<\/li>\n<li>The success of the Made in India brand necessitates rigorous testing and trials of Indian products as per international standards. An<strong> independent nodal umbrella body\u00a0<\/strong>should be created for meeting \u201cthe wide-ranging requirements of trial, testing and certification.<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>monitoring mechanism<\/strong>under DG-Acquisition should be created to monitor the budget earmarked, specifically for<strong> private industry and start-ups<\/strong>. It should have representatives from all the three services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joint projects with a commitment of technology transfer\u00a0<\/strong>should be encouraged as done in case of Brahmos Missile with Russia. This would augment independent and indigenous production in future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>iDEX<\/strong>\u00a0is the right step for the modernization of defence industry as it empowers a culture of technology co-creation and co-innovation in the sector and boost innovation among the start-ups and encourage them to be a part of the ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction:\u00a0Contextual introduction. Body:\u00a0Explain how India\u2019s defence tech should be indigenized. Conclusion: Write a way forward. India\u2019s defence manufacturing sector has been witnessing a CAGR of 3.9% between 2016 and 2020. The Government of India has set the defence production target at US$ 25 billion by 2025 (including US$ 5 billion from exports by 2025). The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-indias-defence-tech-indigenization-should-be-via-an-ecosystem-involving-companies-universities-and-iits-discuss\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Answered] India\u2019s defence tech indigenization should be via an ecosystem involving companies, universities, and IITs. Discuss<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-224000","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}