Ex-Agniveers to drive Make-in-India manufacturing revolution

Ex-Agniveers will be driving the Make-in-India manufacturing revolution. In military training and during service, recruits are introduced to state-of-the-art technology. Some military technologies are directly and others after modification are used for civilian applications. One of the objectives of Agnipath scheme is to create an army of technologists and inventors. The Agnipath scheme was modelled on Israeli army veterans driving innovation in Israeli industries. After their stint in military, ex-Agniveers would be equipped with technological knowledge that no engineering college can provide. Technological start-ups would start mushrooming once the first batch of Agniveers are relieved from service in 2026. Year 2026 would be the tipping point.

Once the Make-in-India Atmanirbhar movement gains momentum, American investors would arrive in India in great numbers. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had said something to the effect that, "Americans offer any technology only when the recipient country is on the verge of perfecting that technology."