Chinese weaponry failed in real war, says BJP nat’l spokesperson

Chennai: Operation Sindoor was conducted in Pakistan. However, on rebound, China was hit as its weaponry failed in the real war, BJP's national spokesperson Sudanshu Trivedi said here on Saturday.Citing the fall in the Chinese defence firm stocks after Operation Sindoor, he said, "The stocks of defence firms such as Avic Systems Chengdu, which manufactures the JF-17 aircraft planes and PL-15 (air-to-air missile) that were used by Pakistan, witnessed a significant fall of up to 10%. In contrast, prices of India's defence stocks, including Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders, rose sharply as the weapons used in the operation were indigenously made."Speaking at the national seminar on "Road Map to Viksit Bharat – A Multidisciplinary Approach" by Tamil Nadu Higher Education Teachers Association at VIT Chennai campus, Trivedi said the time of India has arrived. Citing Dassault Aviation's collaboration with Tata, he said India will start defence manufacturing for European countries. "They have technology, but no manpower. A golden future is waiting," Trivedi said, adding that Vikshit Bharat will lay a vision for the next 1,000 years.All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman T G Sitharam said innovation in India should address global challenges. "Students should aspire to become entrepreneurs to make India a manufacturing nation. By embracing a multidisciplinary approach, we should ensure no opportunity is lost and no challenge is overlooked," he said.VIT chancellor G Viswanathan asked for more allocation of funds in the budget for education. "In this year's union budget, the allocation for education is 2.5% out of 55 lakh crore. Education development is a prerequisite for economic development. Our Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education is only 28%, whereas developed countries have GER from 60% to 100%," Viswanathan said.VIT vice-president G V Selvam, NAAC and NBA chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe, IIT Madras director V Kamakoti, National Council for Vocational Education and Training former chairman Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh joint organizing secretary Guntha Laxman, and others spoke.