Thursday, 7 March 2013

Passionate About India: Invest in R&D; else, the Rs 2.03 lac crore allocat...

Passionate About India: Invest in R&D; else, the Rs 2.03 lac crore allocat...:            With the 2014 general election staring us in the face, the Finance Minister, Mr. P Chidambaram, presented a budget that resembles a financial bulwark for the masses – but where defence, like others, has been a casualty in the bargain. India had always been an important export destination for weaponry and defence equipment, areas which were monopolized by USSR during the greater part of the Cold War. Even after many entry barriers were removed allowing Western nations to penetrate the Indian defence market, the lion’s share of the defence pie continued to be controlled by Russia – a trend that is still as much in vogue as it was yesteryear!


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