I dont agree with you with your statement. US is today a superpower partly because of its military prowess. did you know the highways of the uS were built during the world war to facilitate troop and tank movement? With neighbours like P** you never know what our most respected, revered neigbours will be upto. Unfortunately we dont have the liberty to ignore these important programmes. And remember, we are talking about investing a billion dollars at the most...that is nothing compared to the size of our economy and the prospects of commercializing this as a product to our friends outside of India.