India’s Military Technological Advances
By Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat (Rtd)
Post-Independence, India opted for an autonomous path of development, which was at the core of its concept of independence — economic and political sovereignty. Learning from the brutal experience of colonisation which killed our skills and technology in every sphere, including in shipbuilding and rocketry, we understood that our best interests would only be served by our own priorities and innovations to bridge the wide gap in science, industry, technology and living standards.