We should allocate adequate resources for defence and R&D in such sectors and encourage them to ‘Think out of the Box’ and work with the acceptance that some failures are part of the way to progress and to work even harder to achieve more and, scale up for cost benefits.

Exports of such weapons and systems, to friendly countries and with a proper ‘end-user’ certification, and cross-use of such technologies and products in the Civil sector must be encouraged.

Also, note that the slogan Prime Minister Lal Bahadhur Shastri gave us had ‘Jai Jawan’ first and only then ‘Jai Kisan’, even as he called for recognition of other wealth creators, say ‘Jai Udyogan’. If you do not have a strong military, then ‘Might becomes Right’ and you may lose all that you have and value. Remember the famines we had under the British Raj. Hence, do not scrimp on Defence. Every other achievement is possible and useful to you only if you can use or trade and freely benefit from what you have produced or created, with no obstacles or interference or claims from others.

Technologies and weapon systems under development today:

· Reconnaissance / surveillance drones and systems, sensors of various types, loitering munitions, and directed energy weapons on land, air, space, and even on and in the seas, Cyber and. Electronic (GPS, AI), Communication gear, and personal and protective equipment and clothing (bullet -proof and cold weather clothing, Special materials and NBC protective gear etc., Aircrafts both fixed and rotary winged and autonomous ‘Winged man’ type unmanned aircraft. Engines, Ships, Hovercrafts/Hoverflights/Wing-in-Ground effect (WIG), Airships, Submarines, Stealth technologies, Radars, sensors and other detection systems, Electromagnetic Pulse, Microwave and other types of anti-drone measures and all types of Military vehicles, Autonomous and otherwise. Exo-Skeletons, Robots humanoid, animal and even fish and insect types.

Drones, counter Drones. Drones can be precision or target weapons, like missiles, requiring precision counter measures, but most are designed as area and saturation weapons and hence require, mass anti-drone counter measures. Drones can also be decoys. Missiles – different types for different uses. Missiles can be short, medium or long range, cruise or ballistic, sub-sonic, super or even hyper sonic and even Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) conventionally or even nuclear armed. They be launched from land, air, sea, submarine or even space. We need to develop multi- domain superiority.

·NBC warfare detection, protection and counter technologies. Especially as the efforts of our adversaries to develop ’gain of function’ soldiers and also viruses targeted for population control (WUHAN research). Vague claims of zoonotic spillover do not hold water when it is found that Bat viruses from three different Bat species separated by hundreds of kilometres are all integrated in the WUHAN virus. The pre-infection preparations/orders for protective gear are also indicative of this being an engineered virus that unfortunately escaped from the laboratory. Serious considerations should be given on how to evaluate and regulate and even claim reparations, from those who initiate conflict / war, especially non convectional such as chemical and biological wars. (WUHAN Virus).

·Counter Currency, Economic and Environmental warfare technologies. Use of media, especially social media, to counter any inimical narratives and push our own Narrative/ Perspective. Psychological warfare and its counter. · Political and Diplomatic outreach within the Country and abroad. We must encourage continuous Research and Development (R&D), invest in ventures doing so and recognize and reward, not only financially, those who attain success in their fields, so as to avoid ‘Brain Drain’ and also, avoid the purchase / buy-out of the successful technologies / ventures by foreign interests

Dealing with internal ‘Fifth Column’ anti-India interests within our Country: Chanakya, over 2300 years ago, in his Arthashastra, recognized that ‘Bahya-Abhyantra’ threats, where internal dissent is incited and spread by actively conspiring with an external enemy, is the most complex national security nightmare a King / Nation can face. Such activities must be dealt with decisive policies and determined action.

Policies to deal with illegals, foreign supported inimical cells within our Country, Proper Laws for anti-terror and anti-India activity. UCC, NRC, FCRA etc. must be expedited.

Those involved in such activities should be recognized as anti-nationals or even as enemy combatants and not just free-speech advocates. Note that our Laws today, are more lenient than the Patriot and Homeland Security Acts of the USA, and we need have no hesitation in acting firmly. Such activates do not come under lawful political dissent or criticism or genuine protest.

The Police and Judiciary should also be sensitized about the dangers of such situations and to be more rapid in their response and judgements. Special awareness Courses can be conducted for the Judiciary for this purpose. Special Courts, on lines of Military Courts, should be constituted for speedy decisions and conviction on cases of National Safety and Terror. Convicts can then pursue their appeals from jails. Appellate Courts can thereafter deal with instances of injustice, if any. The Police and Prosecutors will need to be held responsible for lapses in procedure. There should be no Bail for such accused till final judgement. Well paid Lawyers should not be given the opportunity to ‘Game’ the legal system. This will also ensure speedy trails.

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