Decades ago, I was listening to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Aap Ki Adalat with
@RajatSharmaLive
Vajpayee ji said:
“Border ke us paar China nuclear bomb le ke baitha hai aur Diego Garcia mein America.”
My nanu nudged me and said, “Samjho…”
At that age, I couldn’t. Today, I can.
You need leverage to stand up to the US.
However, when companies like SMPP are white-labeling freaking Belarusian UAVs and presenting them as indigenous products, what exactly am I supposed to be hopeful about?