Q. In the recent events in Armenia Azerbaijan war ,where Turkish drones have shown a significant impact on the outcome of war where high cost weapons like s300 and other arms seems ineffective in front of drones, should India be worried due to the complicated relationship with turkey and its close ties with Pakistan? What is India doing to improve it's armed drone capabilities and to replenish the urgent need for armed drones?
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Replied by Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta

India's relationship with Turkey has seen some differences but it has never been tense. Pakistan of course shares a cordial relationship with Turkey, but the rivalry brewing between the Arabs and Turkey, seems to have intensified, as Erdogan pushes for Turkey to reach the same heights of growth, prosperity, and power as they did at the peak of Ottoman Empire. Pakistan's closeness to Turkey has cost its goodwill with the Arabs, which has offered a better opportunity for India to enjoy better relations and go beyond the oil trade.

About the question on drones, India's armed forces recognise the changing nature of how wars are fought and one of the new additions to the inventory of major armed forces in the world are drones. Drones have been actively used by U.S Armed forces and intelligence agencies, the same ones are being procured by the Indian Armed Forces (Predators). The Defence Research and Development Organisation's Rustom-2 is the new addition to the arsenal of drones, that the armed forces of India are procuring. Domestic Research and Development of next-gen drones for surveillance, combat, and civilian application are in full-swing as India pushes for Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) in military hardware. You can refer to the newly released Defence Acquisition Procedure launched by the Raksha Mantri as well as the Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 for more details.

Date : 09/12/2020
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