Let ToI alone they are always there to add some masala , but you always seems to have negative thinking. Most of the systems either developed or under development and few need a fresh start.
The technology roadmap spelled out a number of things , most of which are years away.
It was a very long view document , taking to mind future technologies. development of lasers and rail-guns are all in the post 2020 agenda , or even further depending on the level of technology.
For this decade the emphasis is clearly on catching up to leading arms manufactures and achieving indiginisation of the armed forces at-least to 50% .
For those of you actually intrested in the actual MOD document
http://mod.nic.in/dpm/TPCR-2010.doc
Our budget as of yet , is far to small to come up with cutting edge technologies. It's not impossible but it is very difficult.
Rather than all these fancy lasers and magnet guns ,(which are important in the coming years)
I would prefer a proper Tejas, Arjun Mk-2
with the FMBT and NFGA being the next top priority.
Improvements to our Ballistic and ABM systems are also warrented.
F-INSAS , has to be pulled of with very little fuss.
The Arihant class and Stealth ships , need to perform to expectations.
development , absorption and induction of the FGFA
Etc
we already have a large plate with a lot to do , we need to focus on that.
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you can call me negative kinetic , but i am just being realistic.
India has been working on lasers for quite a while now, So have a lot of people , and many of them are years away from fielding anything , the same is true for India.
Maybe , a decade or two down the line when the technology exists , maybe we developed it our selves , it can be done , but talking about it now is pointless.
there are other things that we should worry about as a priority .
We should however not toss these initiatives or ideas to the way side they are still important , but at the same time they don't deserve the lime light as of yet