China's drone industry is dominating the global drone market with its huge market size and leading technical strength.
Although the United States recently tried to impose economic sanctions on DJI by accusing it of infringing patent rights, it was resolutely opposed and resisted by China.
At the same time, India** has also announced that it will drastically reduce the number of drones and related parts imported from China, trying to push the domestic drone industry to catch up with China by allocating a high amount of 140 billion rupees. However, these measures will not be able to shake the leading position of China's drone industry in the end.
Chinese-made civilian drones dominate the global market, and products from companies such as DJI are favored by major international events, including the Olympic Games.
Data shows that Chinese companies currently control more than 80% of the global drone market share. In the United States, Chinese manufacturers, represented by DJI, have taken nearly 90% of the business of local manufacturers.
It is precisely in the eyes and in the heart that the United States first accused DJI of infringement and demanded a huge amount of compensation, and then imposed export controls on drones after being strongly rejected by China.
However, these measures have not had the desired effect, and have adversely affected the drone industry and users in the United States. Similar to the United States, India** has also imposed restrictions on drones from China.
They prohibit the import of complete drones from China and only allow the import of spare parts. In this way, Indian manufacturers can learn and absorb the core technology of drones in the process Xi of assembling Chinese components by "crossing the river by feeling the stones".
In order to further realize the autonomy and controllability of the drone industry, Modi has recently completely banned the import of Chinese drone spare parts. As an alternative, India announced that it will invest 14,000 crore in the independent research and development and production of drones.
However, this isolationist approach is destined to make India's drone dream difficult to realize. Previously, 95% of civilian products and more than 60% of military products in the Indian UAV market came from China.
In the event of "decoupling" from China, the Indian drone market will fall into a blank. What's more, the technological and industrial advantages accumulated by Chinese enterprises in this field cannot be surpassed by India overnight.
Chinese companies such as DJI not only master the core technology and key components of drone manufacturing, but also have a complete upstream chain and downstream distribution network, which India cannot currently compare.
In fact, in another automotive industry that India sees as a dream blue ocean, India's homegrown brands are similarly difficult to compete with products from China.
Although Modi strongly encourages people to buy domestic products, end consumers still prefer Chinese car companies that are more cost-effective. This situation will be difficult to change for some time to come.
In the same way, relying solely on the best power and funds to promote India's local drone industry to compete with China's leading enterprises, the results can be imagined.
As an Indian industry insider said, "the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny". The development path that China's manufacturing industry has taken in the past few decades is not something that India can quickly catch up with in a few years.
This is especially true in the field of drones. Despite India's slogan of building India into a "global drone hub", it is undoubtedly more difficult to achieve the target of Rs 15 billion by 2026.
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