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D. Seshagiri completed his B.E.(ECE) from
Andhra University College of
Engineering, Waltair, and M.Tech. in What according to you should be our
Integrated Electronics, from IIT-Madras. stance in terms of developing our
After completing his M.Tech. he joined as military powers actively?(This question
Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels (BHPV), wasn't asked, but I feel we should
Visakhapatnam as Engineer (R&D). include this since he spoke about it for
During his stay in BHPV, he developed long and made good points)
CNC machines for Electro Slag Welding,
which brought down the time taken to It is extremely important for us to
overlay Stainless Steel (SS), over Carbon become militarily strong. For a major
Steel (CS) plates, from two man months part of our history, we were financially
to less than an hour. He developed very strong but militarily weak. India had
Vacuum Brazing furnaces for Aluminum the highest GDP and was the trading hub
and SS, which were used to braze heat of the world during the medieval period,
exchangers for LCA. These heat but because we were not militarily
exchangers, are currently being used in strong, we had to face consequences. So
LCA. This is for the first time that Vacuum we need to learn from history and
Brazing Technology was developed become strong in the defence sector.
indigenously. After leaving BHPV he
joined Wilco International, Hyderabad as
a consultant. What are the expectations of
organisations like DRDO from us
What are the major future challenges students?
for the defence sector?
Innovation in your respective fields of
Challenges are in a way necessary for work are highly appreciated. Students
development. Financial independence is should focus on their technical sectors
one of the foremost challenges for the and work innovatively to develop that
defence sector. Furthermore, we also particular field actively.
need to become capable of
manufacturing our own arms and
ammunitions. What are your biggest “Why”s?
It is especially important for developing Why does there always have to be a
countries like India and China to be able clash of civilisations?
to make their own weapons if they aspire
to become super powers in the near And also, Why are we shy to equip
future. ourselves and strengthen our defences?
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