Tag: India

India has built foreign-designed weapons under license for six decades without acquiring design authority. This report explains why: procurement treats technology transfer as a contractual deliverable, but absorption cannot be contracted for. It sets out a ladder of technological depth and a five-stage chain, then scores four programs against them.

As part of the 4th Future Warfare Course, CSDR hosted a wargame designed by Dr. Sidharth Raimedhi and Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda (Retd.) for HQ IDS. The exercise tested strategic decision-making, joint planning, coordination, and capability prioritization in a simulated future warfare environment, followed by a detailed debrief.

This contest is not about who unveils the cleverest AI model. It is about building the most effective ecosystem connecting universities, laboratories, entrepreneurs, finance, energy, factories, supply chains and markets

It could become another chokepoint through which information is authenticated and trusted

This report analyzes the structural asymmetry between the Indian and South Korean shipbuilding industries and the case for converting it into a durable industrial partnership. Indian scale, demand, and demography align with Korean technology, production systems, and institutional depth, and the complementarity is strong enough to support a relationship that goes beyond a commercial transaction.

The Korea Chair Bulletin provides research-driven insights into India-South Korea relations, covering policy shifts, strategic dialogues, and emerging trends. It also highlights key developments and news from the Korean Peninsula.