Interesting, wonder how much watered down this one would be. We already have supplemented our own communication systems in place for the US one so not sure what is there to add or change.
Army is in desperate need for such gears, whenever there are war games we see our poor equipment compared to what other nations provide for their regular infantry. The sad part being we already have companies that provide such equipment to other countries yet our own army men don't have access...
Ballistic missile wise DRDO has done quite well. We now need to move towards increasing research in SAMs and AoA. Yes I realize we are doing research in those fields and have developed missiles. I just feel that we need to do more.
Let's look at it this way, can giving away Kashmir simply wash away and solve the overlying issue of hatred between two countries which caused three wars and so many deaths? Kashmir is just the tip, the rivalry between the two for superiority would not end until the other one is completely done for.
I don't even know why we are so hellbent for getting into NSG when we have most of the benefits already. We are already getting western tech. for reactors and already have suppliers like Australia, Canada, Russia etc for fuel.
Did they do any sort of study before this move 50% is a huge increase and if this is a blanket increase across all industries then good luck to small businesses.