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How to develop deep tech startups for national security

The recent drone attack at an Air Force base in Jammu has put the spotlight on where India stands on deep tech and also if the startup space is alive to that question. Truth be told, this space has been witnessing a flurry of activities, signalling the onset of what’s being loosely termed as the ‘second startup revolution’. If the first was led by e-commerce and digital marketplaces, the second is being led by deep tech companies, even in sensitive sectors like defence and space.

Innovative development and deployment of deep tech can tip the balance of power. Take the area of unmanned aerial surveillance and drones. They provide both defensive and offensive options without significantly raising the political costs of escalating any conflict. In India’s case, the urgency is underscored by the sheer need to constantly upgrade surveillance capabilities on its large tracts of borders as well as the expanse of its vast EEZ.

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX), a defence ministry initiative, is one such effort to leverage the startup environment to improve India’s defence preparedness, equipment design and manufacturing capabilities. It focuses on harnessing open innovation and developing capacities for near and mid-term, rather than simple indigenisation of equipment.


We can now reveal some of our early success stories:

* Tonbo Imaging based out of Bangalore, designs and builds advanced imaging and sensor systems to deal with complex battle environments.

* Chennai-based Big Bang Boom Solutions began their journey by winning iDEX challenges. They are now developing prototypes to ‘Prevent Illegal Usage of Drones’ & ‘See Through Armour’.

* Pune-based Gurutvaa is also working on design and development of Counter Drone Systems for pe ..

Z Motion Autonomous Systems is foraying into unmanned vehicle control technologies with an intent to develop aerial systems with ammunition carrying capability.

* North Street Cooling Towers, Ghaziabad, has joined the IDEX platform to develop carbon fibre filament to help make rocket launchers for the Indian Army.

* Saif Automations, Visakhapatnam, is a marine innovation startup, developing a battery powered self-propelled Life Buoy for the Indian Navy.

BigCat Wireless from IIT Madras Research Park is creating wireless solutions for the forces.

* NoPo Nanotechnologies is a startup specialising in manufacture of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and could lead India into a select group of few countries with this astounding capability.

* 3rdiTech is a winner of the iDEX challenge and is making a 100 Megapixel camera for Aerial platforms.

The iDEX process has opened up a whole new ecosystem for Indian startups besides lending visibility to their work. The opportunity to work openly, shoulder-to-shoulder with the armed forces, which are also the eventual end-users is bound to have a positive impact, and help tear down silos. The idea is, that in the long run, this would help these entities build credibility, and even corner foreign contracts.

If provided the right kind of support, it is foreseeable that the next generation of unicorns in our country will be powered by the deep tech startups that experiment, scale and forge strong partnerships with local and national governments.

It has been argued that businesses prosper when governments sleep. But this may not hold true for deep tech startups in sensitive sectors.

Globally, we are observing increased government interest in funding, supporting, and promoting self-reliance in sectors critical to national security like semiconductors, space infrastructure, 5G and defence. For example, the US government actively promotes investments, hands out grants and contracts to companies such as SpaceX, BlueOrigin etc. They also recently announced a $150 billion funding programme dedicated to semiconductors and chip manufacturing.

Similarly, deep tech funding programmes like Israel’s venture capital fund and UK’s Catapult programmes have also demonstrated that initial government support is critical for startups in this space. Likewise, iDEX in India is playing the role in facilitating the development of new businesses in national security-linked sectors in which governments could be the sole buyers.

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This is fine. But for startups, the challenge is generally seed funding and then raising multiple rounds of funding. Even if the tech is great, they need a revenue model as well as a TAM. With security implications, there maybe restrictions on expanding your market overseas. I am sure these guys are doing great work but unless you are incubated by a Tata, Mahindra kind of company which would later absorb you - the business model will be tough to generate revenue.
 

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Ahmedabad bombings: India court sentences 38 to death​

Eleven others given life sentences over series of bomb blasts in 2008 that killed more than 50 people in Gujarat state’s commercial hub.

Family members of the 2008 Ahmedabad bombing victims look at photos of their loved ones during a prayer ceremony in Ahmedabad.

Family members of the 2008 bomb blast victims pay tribute during a 2008 prayer ceremony in Ahmedabad [File; Amit Dave/Reuters]
Published On 18 Feb 202218 Feb 2022
A court in India has sentenced 38 people to death and ordered life in prison for 11 others over a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that killed dozens in the western city of Ahmedabad.
The court had on February 8 convicted 49 people over the coordinated attacks that killed 56 and wounded 200, launching shrapnel through markets, buses and other public places in Gujarat state’s commercial hub.
Nearly 80 people were charged overall for the attacks but 28 were acquitted. The convicted were all found guilty of murder and criminal conspiracy.
Judge A R Patel on Friday ordered the punishment after the prosecution pressed for the death sentence describing the incident as a “rarest of rare case” in which innocent lives were lost.

A defence lawyer said they would appeal the verdict in a higher court.
“We had sought lenient sentences for the convicts as they have already spent more than 13 years in prison,” Khalid Shaikh told Reuters news agency. “But the court awarded death to the majority of them. We will definitely go for appeal.”
A group calling itself the “Indian Mujahideen” had claimed responsibility for the blasts on July 26, 2008. It said the act was revenge for 2002 religious riots in the state that left some 1,000 people – mostly Muslims – dead.
The marathon trial lasted nearly a decade, with more than 1,100 witnesses called to testify. It was dragged out by procedural delays, including a legal battle by four of the accused to retract confessions.
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Police also foiled a 2013 attempt by more than a dozen of the defendants to tunnel their way out of jail using food plates as digging tools.
All 77 accused have been held in custody for years, except for one who was bailed after a schizophrenia diagnosis.
Ahmedabad was the centre of deadly 2002 religious riots that saw at least 1,000 people hacked, shot and burned to death.
The violence broke out after the death of 59 Hindus in a train fire – a case in which 31 Muslims were convicted for criminal conspiracy and murder.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was then head of the state government and has subsequently been dogged by accusations of turning a blind eye to the violence.

 

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The names of 38 convicts are as follows:

1. Javed or Jahid

2. Imran Ibrahim Sheikh

3. Iqbal Qasam Sheikh

4. Shamsuddin Shaikh

5. Gyasuddin Ansari

11. Shibli alias Sabit

12. Safdar Nagori

13. Hafiz Husain Adnan

14. Md Sajid Saad

15. Abu Asar alias Mufti Shaikh

16. Md Arif Kagzi

17. Md Usman Agarbattiwala

18. Husain Mansuri

19. Qamaruddin

20. Amil Parvez

21. Asif Shaikh

22. Md Arif Mirza

23. Qayamuddin Kapadia

24. Md Saif Shaikh

25. Zishan Ahmed

26. Ziaur Rahman

27. Md Shakil Luhar


28. Anik Khalid Md Akbal Chaudhary

29. Fazle Rahman Durani

30. Md Naushad Syed Ahmed Bawa Barelvi

31. Sarfuddin Satar

32. Saifur Rahman Ansari

33. Md Ansar Saduli Abdul Karim

34. Md Tanvir Pathan

35. Amin alias Raja

36. Md Mobin

37. Md Abrar Maniar Md Rafiq

38. Tausif Pathan

 

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