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โ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ
Addressing manufacturing friction not just R&D spend to enable global scale and private sector innovation.
โ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐
โSymptom:
R&D spend is ~0.6% of GDP (China ~2.7%, Korea ~5%); private sector shares only 41% of R&D. India ranks 38th in GII.
โHistorical Sequence:
Export manufacturing scale precedes R&D intensity, not vice versa (e.g., Korea's R&D crossed 2% only in 1995 after export take off).
โ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐
โScale Asymmetry:
Domestic sales (e.g., Tata Nexon lifecycle ~1M units vs. RAV4 ~1.2M/yr) generate insufficient R&D budgets (โน3,000 Cr vs. โน90,000 Cr).
โFactor Frictions:
Input tariffs, cross subsidized high power tariffs, rigid labor laws, and logistics delays erode technological advantages.
โ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
โEstablish city sized, globally competitive industrial clusters with zero input tariffs, lower power costs, and streamlined regulatory approvals matching Vietnam's speed.
Addressing manufacturing friction not just R&D spend to enable global scale and private sector innovation.
โ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐
โSymptom:
R&D spend is ~0.6% of GDP (China ~2.7%, Korea ~5%); private sector shares only 41% of R&D. India ranks 38th in GII.
โHistorical Sequence:
Export manufacturing scale precedes R&D intensity, not vice versa (e.g., Korea's R&D crossed 2% only in 1995 after export take off).
โ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐
โScale Asymmetry:
Domestic sales (e.g., Tata Nexon lifecycle ~1M units vs. RAV4 ~1.2M/yr) generate insufficient R&D budgets (โน3,000 Cr vs. โน90,000 Cr).
โFactor Frictions:
Input tariffs, cross subsidized high power tariffs, rigid labor laws, and logistics delays erode technological advantages.
โ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
โEstablish city sized, globally competitive industrial clusters with zero input tariffs, lower power costs, and streamlined regulatory approvals matching Vietnam's speed.
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He changed to Socio from Electrical Engineering in January
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He changed to Socio from Electrical Engineering in January
Tried to complete the optional but struggled
Dropped it to do it later after Prelims
Started again after Prelims
Became part of Sleepyโs Socio crash course
Excelled in the very first attempt
Scored 272 in Socio and 215 in interviews ๐
This is his complete strategy
Please take note of the important things that worked for him ๐
https://youtu.be/sQxIZMCMkAs?si=Jhwswo0IWFW-OvXT
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