“The butterfly effect: How India’s defence indigenisation impacts global geo-political dynamics”, First Post, December 23, 2023:

“India’s defence industry has been frequenting the headlines for its massive boost in developing, procuring as well as exporting its indigenous arms and ammunition. From being a top importer of arms until the Covid-19 pandemic, to FY 2022-2023 where it has exported defence products worth Rs 16,000 crore to 89+ nations, India’s Military-Industrial Complex (MIC) has come a long way, but has an equally long way to go.

The DRDO website showcases India’s indigenous weapons systems like BrahMos, Tejas, Prachand, Arjun, and C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) instruments like Revathi, Lakshya, etc. Is it impacting regional, if not global, security dynamics? Is India playing the ‘defence diplomacy’ card right?

Well, an increase in domestic defence products has its own economic, security, and political advantages by exporting them that meet international standards. Big and small, established and upcoming companies are all gearing up to seize the profitable defence and aerospace opportunity for which they have been waiting, as in the cases of Godrej, Mahindra, Tata, and L&T. India reportedly plans to upgrade its armed forces spending Rs 1.5 lakh crore annually on average until 2030….”

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