03-25-2010, 04:35 AM
Quote:http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/25/stories/...000100.htm
Concerns
ââ¬ÅThere can be concerns about passing of the equipment, designs or source code to enemy countries. Such a possibility exists even in the case of imported equipment. In fact, in the case of indigenous equipment, we can control the production mechanism in a much better manner. The government could also reserve the right to inspect or control the production and dispatches in these facilities through deployment of necessary security agencies. Export to enemy countries could be banned through a negative list,'' it states.
That is totally whacko analysis. By local production does not anyway mean our defence equipments are not bug free. IMHO, totally stupid solution if the objective is total independence.
I agree 100FDI aspect to a certain extent, but I don't agree to this argument that we can control local production, when the buttons and control logic lies outside our boundaries, including legal and intellectual property rights.
It is important to total technology transfer in such cases, where we have 100% FDI.
Else, it is like asking foreign products to use local setup for cheap production (except for that marginal labor screwdriver skills gain), and they continue to enjoy every aspect of logistics from an operational sense.