Make things\, arms later: Why India needs to make its weapons systems at home to the extent it can

By Manoj JoshiThe defence ministry’s 101 items up for a ban is a puzzle. Why is Astra, a missile designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in it? Or waterjet craft, offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), corvettes, shortrange maritime reconnaissance aircraft that India has been making for some time now? Were these added on account of some numerological significance? Or to bulk up the list? It bans hull-mounted