Tezpur (Assam) : China has no contribution to the technology that India needs in defence, former diplomat Sujan R. Chinoy, Director of Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defense Studies and Analysis, said while speaking to reporters during a tea break of the seminar on China organized by the Tezpur Gajraj Corps of the Indian Army here on Friday. India's defense sector is currently moving forward through 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', he said.
Replying to a question, Chinoy said, "In the last few years, India's foreign policy has changed significantly. The country has also seen unprecedented military modernization in the last few years, especially after 2014. So how can the threat from China be countered in this situation?
"China has no contribution to the technology that India needs in defence," he said. According to him, modern technology should be adopted in the country in two ways ,the first is 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'. This will require incorporating new techniques in modern methods to manufacture products in their own country through research. For this, large companies as well as small scale industries will have to be set up to make themselves self-sustainable.
Chinoy further said, "Secondly, we can take facilities or methods that are not available with us from allied countries. For this, we can procure the necessary materials from friendly countries like USA, Japan, UK, France and Germany. But it should not be just a buying and selling relationship, we should take modern methods from our partner countries so that with these we can build a self-reliant India, acquire languages and methods and we can protect ourselves. He said we must move forward towards Atmanirbhar Bharat through mutual exchange. Relations with other countries must also be strengthened."