This immediately points to their limited spending capacity. Once you are done acquiring the land, the public infra projects take only a few years to get completed and once they are completed the benefits are immediate (in reduced transportation/logistical costs) - the exact opposite holds true for those risky indigenization and domestic manufacturing goals (expensive projects thay might go on for decades and even then, the success is not guaranteed) and even if some projects are successful mass productions aren't always quick like you pointed out; because the armed forces will drag their feet on ordering in numbers (limited defcapex budget + legacy of imports) and much of production lines (across the DPSUs and the private manufacturers) remain underfunded because big orders are rare.
It is precisely their limited spending capabilities that stops the gormint from pursuing both. Forget army modernization, even their infra capex budget is insufficient given the kind of challenges we face. Even this year, they are compromising on infra/capex allocations in favor of a fiscal stimulus (in form of a mega income tax mafi mela) to keep the economy going - we cannot pursue both because, again, their fiscal capabilities are limited; this is the curse an economy with a lower PCI has to endure and needs to get used to.
Off topic, but this is why I kept bashing Tai and her chamchas on the economy thread for messing up their disinvestment/monetization goals - could have provided some much needed fiscal room to the incumbent if pursued in earnest.
Bruh, even you must know that this won't happen. Come on!
Keep the rr going on xitter etc tho. This gormint is very sensitive to SM criticisms.
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