Sachin | May 2025 | New Delhi A deep dive into DRDO’s Kaveri Engine, the trending #FundKaveri movement, and what it means for India’s defence self-reliance in 2025 India's social media is witnessing a surge in support for a powerful new hashtag: #FundKaveri . But this isn’t just another fleeting online trend. It reflects a growing public push for indigenization in India’s defence sector , centered around an ambitious and long-standing project the Kaveri Engine , a jet propulsion system developed by DRDO. What Is the Kaveri Engine? The Kaveri Engine Project was initiated in the 1980s by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with a bold aim: to develop an indigenous turbofan jet engine for India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme particularly the Tejas fighter jet. But despite significant progress, the project was halted in 2014 due to technical limitations in achieving the required thrust for fighter-class jets. However, with new partn...
Sachin | New Delhi | May 2025 As kitchens in Sri Lanka go saltless and prices spike across its markets, a natural resource crisis rooted in climate and governance unfolds. And once again, India steps in not just as a neighbor, but as a stabilizing force in the Indian Ocean region. A Crisis Born from Rain, Mismanagement and the Sea Salt, though humble in our daily lives, forms the bedrock of food security, preservation, and trade. For decades, Sri Lanka’s coastal salt pans from Puttalam to Jaffna have reliably produced salt for domestic use and exports. But in 2025, climate unpredictability, flooding, and supply chain delays have created a perfect storm. This isn’t just a food issue. It’s a signal flare of how fragile self-reliance can be in the face of climate chaos and economic constraints. What Went Wrong? Unseasonal Rains : Sri Lanka's salt i...