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Raj Shukla
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Semiconductor deal with the US a big strategic boost

The agreement to establish a new semiconductor fabrication plant in India will help to take India’s nascent capacities in chips and micro-electronics not only towards self-sufficiency but also to a new, game-changing high.

FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo (REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 08:26 PM IST

Self-reliance in defence crucial to winning wars

Glaring inadequacies in military-industrial complexes of developed nations are being exposed amid conflicts

A comprehensive status audit of our ecosystem in terms of readiness, stockpiles, inventory variety and depth, digital capacities, supply-chain autonomy and critical chokepoints needs to be carried out (AP)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:44 PM IST

India must expand its space capacities

Space proficiency will be a crucial determinant in the pecking order in the global power calculus. It will be wise, therefore, to remodel and intensify our engagement with the long game in space now.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the inauguration of the DefExpo22, at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. (ANI)
Updated on Oct 25, 2022 06:47 AM IST

CDS must renew focus, switch gears, accelerate

Gen Anil Chauhan must usher in a paradigm shift in the strategic-military landscape, nudge it towards better ideation and focus on an optimal approach to jointness. Rising above narrow turf considerations will help forge greater integration

Gen Anil Chauhan, as the new CDS, carries the burden of moulding our siloed, single-service structures into an integrated combat enterprise. (ANI)
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 06:42 PM IST

Atmanirbhar Bharat needs high-end precision weapons

How can India build and deploy advanced weapons such as the R9X or the Spice? The answer is clear: By building a strong domestic edifice in semiconductors and microelectronics.

The ability to take out a critical portion of a building, with the entire structure still intact, is a spectacular feat of military precision. (AFP)
Published on Aug 22, 2022 10:24 PM IST
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