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Topic: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
6. How is the Project 75-I important to Indian Navy? Evaluate the various bottlenecks to India having a state-of-the-art submarine-building facility. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was due to visit Paris to meet President Macron, the French defence major, Naval Group, announced its inability to participate in India’s Project 75-I, under which conventional (non-nuclear or diesel-electric) submarines are to be built domestically.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the significance of Project 75-I and the various bottlenecks in submarine manufacturing in India.
Directive word:
Evaluate – When you are asked to evaluate, you have to pass a sound judgement about the truth of the given statement in the question or the topic based on evidence. You must appraise the worth of the statement in question. There is scope for forming an opinion here.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by mentioning the aims and objectives of project 75-I.
Body:
First, write about the importance of project 75-I to Indian navy – ensuring serial-production, and eventual indigenisation of this vital weapon-platform.
Next, write about the various bottlenecks to India having a state-of-the-art submarine-building facility – losing expertise, allegations of corruption, non-deliverance of contracts and highly-skilled workers etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by mentioning ways to overcome the above bottlenecks.
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