How do you " nurture" an industry ? Indian Ordinance Factory Board is 'nurtured' by eliminating competition and ensuring that people are forced to buy their crap at rip off prices.ashokpkl";p="12601 wrote:But, some has to go to New Delhi & start lobbying according to roadmap prepared by IFG. We can start small. An option would be to nurture industry in India to produce quality DBBL Shotguns, 30-06 Rifle & .22 Rimfire Rifles in India with quality ammunition. Later lobbying for allowing imorts could start.
If you are suggesting lobbying in favour of allowing private manufactures to make and sell firearms in India, try to recall for e.g. that once the waiting period for Bajaj scooters used to be 5 years, an Ambassador car 3 years ; items on their way to oblivion. The scenario was the result of the policy of extreme protectionism.
Quality does not come voluntarily but rather from the need of it. Who is stopping Mehar Sing & Sons and other assorted licenced gunmakers from Mungher to churn out better products ? Why is the quality of National Airguns of Indian Humepipe at the best pedestrian in spite of that industry being non restrictive ? And this will last till the import of arms and ammuniton stays banned.
There is no logic in disallowing import of any item in India if that particular item is manufactured, sold and allowed to be possessed by its citizens ; except of course than to make sure that one is forced to buy the local stuff in absence of any choice.