Indian Defence Ecosystem in Nutshell:
No Money for R&D -> killing indigenous efforts -> 100x Delay -> Panic Buying -> expensive Import -> No money for R&D
Time for weapons/defence startups to get heavily funded and invest in world class R&D. Export weapons, keep the best for the country for moments like these. India 🇮🇳
Come on, just stop already - 🔥
Deeptech takes years to build, and here Indian VC give 10 mins to pitch. They don't understand the essence of R&D and want immediate results. No one wish to spend on R&D. So companies like Swiggy, Zomato fly but DeepT
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Havish Gupta
Figuring Out • 11m
Do you think if the world stops buring money on wars and instead spend it on R&D and Inventions, it would be better?
Like America's Military Budget is 44 Times of the NASA's Budget.
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CA Jasmeet Singh
In God We Trust, The... • 3d
How India’s Defence Manufacturing Took Off in 2025
Theme: From Importer to Exporter — India’s Defence Renaissance
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🛡️ The Problem
Heavy reliance on foreign defense imports
Limited domestic manufacturing capabilities
Need for self-reliance
Interesting changes are happening in India's defence sector.
Some things to note:
🔹The Nifty India Defence Index has skyrocketed by 179.3% over the past year!
🔹FY 2023-24: Highest ever production at ₹1.27 lakh crore
🔹Massive growth: 16.7% year
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Niket Raj Dwivedi
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Medial • 2d
Indian Defence Tech Startups- a thread: 🇮🇳
Why the US defence-tech ecosystem thrives, why India’s is still nascent, and what needs to change- fast. A sober look at capital, state support, AI’s role, exports, and national sovereignty.
US defence-te
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Chamarti Sreekar
Passionate about Pos... • 2m
India has slashed import duties on fully built electric vehicles (EVs) to 15%, down from the previous 70-100%, in a bid to attract global manufacturers like Tesla.
To qualify for the reduced tariff, companies must commit at least $500 million in inv
India can’t beat China. Let us talk numbers.
China has 200 lakh CR tax revenue (5 times more than us)
China has 2.2 million R&D workers (2.5 times more than us)
China's R&D budget was 420,000 CR last year (21 times more than us)
China slashed 361
Corporates take big risks and have money. Then why startups exist?
1. Corporates hate UNCERTAINTY: They take risk by building scenarios & models, so avoids whats uncertain
2. Less data: Before AirBnB they cudnt model market size of ppl renting beds
i have a startup idea and I have done all kinds of R &D, this startup will definitely grow. but I don't have any kind of knowledge about app development. what to do, also I don't have money to invest in app development. what to do, I am searching who
