{"id":249162,"date":"2023-06-22T20:33:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T15:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=249162"},"modified":"2023-06-22T20:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T15:03:18","slug":"an-ode-to-start-ups-in-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/an-ode-to-start-ups-in-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"An ode to start-ups in defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on an article\u00a0\u201cAn ode to start-ups in\u00a0defence\u00a0– Policy initiatives like\u00a0Idex\u00a0have put the\u00a0defence\u00a0industry on the path to self-reliance<\/strong>\u201d published<\/strong> in Business Standard <\/strong>on\u00a022nd<\/sup> June 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS 3 \u2013 Indigenization of Technology<\/strong>, Defence Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>Atmanirbharta in defence<\/strong><\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: The Indian defence industry is growing. India, from being the world\u2019s largest importer of arms and ammunition, is expected to become one of the top five defence exporters before 2030.<\/p>\n

What has caused the growth in the Indian defence industry?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

PM\u2019s call for atmanirbharta in defence has brought unprecedented change to the sector.<\/strong> It is now recognized that genuine defense preparedness is only achievable through self-reliance.<\/p>\n

How did atmanirbharta in defence came up?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The desire to become atmanirbhar is not new. It has been the proclaimed goal of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for decades.<\/p>\n

Several high-level committees were set up over the years. A new Department of Defence Production was instituted in 1962. <\/strong>Private industry was allowed entry in 2001, but imported equipment remained dominant.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, between 2018 and 2022, the current government implemented several policy decisions that brought transformation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

These included the introduction of Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX), redefining DefExpo and Aero India as platforms to showcase India’s defense industry capabilities, ease-of-doing business reforms, positive indigenization lists, etc.<\/p>\n

The PM’s call for atmanirbharta received support from the armed forces, public sector units (PSUs), and domestic industry. However, the most significant impact was made by the start-ups under iDEX<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How did iDEX helped in transforming the defence sector?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Innovation by the Startups:<\/strong> iDEX helped in the emergence of startups, which developed indigenous technologies and domestic solutions for the defence forces in India.<\/p>\n

This allowed India to get the required products at a cheaper rate domestically than those imported.<\/p>\n

The solutions developed by the iDEX start-ups were as good or better than those imported. They excelled in emerging technology areas like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and drones.<\/p>\n

For example,<\/strong> QNu Labs developed Quantum Key Distribution over fibre, and achieved distances that were 60 percent higher than the best in class.<\/p>\n

Scalability:<\/strong> Scalability was another major benefit of iDEX. Military equipment consists of thousands of sub-systems, which can now be developed simultaneously because of thousands of start-ups responding to these.<\/p>\n

Fostering Teamwork:<\/strong> iDEX showcased the power of collaborative teamwork among diverse organizations within the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n

Representatives from the armed forces, DRDO, PSUs, and the Acquisition Wing worked together, acting as facilitators rather than figuring as bosses.<\/p>\n

Other Sectors:<\/strong> iDEX also benefited other sectors in need of an indigenous innovation ecosystem, such as railways and Space.<\/p>\n

What can be the way ahead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Make in India initiative saw its success in the form of iDEX. However, the true success of iDEX will be realized if it serves as a stepping stone towards a broader vision of “Make in India 2.0”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on an article\u00a0\u201cAn ode to start-ups in\u00a0defence\u00a0– Policy initiatives like\u00a0Idex\u00a0have put the\u00a0defence\u00a0industry on the path to self-reliance\u201d published in Business Standard on\u00a022nd June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Indigenization of Technology, Defence Technology Relevance: Atmanirbharta in defence News: The Indian defence industry is growing. India, from being the world\u2019s largest… Continue reading An ode to start-ups in defence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,216],"class_list":["post-249162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=249162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249162\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}