To study the scope of drone usage for disaster management in India with respect to the USA with a comparison of economic factors including the GDP, the level of unemployment and inflation, and the government regulations.

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also called drones, is growing rapidly across many domains, including disaster management. Developed countries like the USA have been increasingly investing in their drone technology to reap maximum benefits in the future. Since the usage of UAVs is the next big revolution, developing countries like India have also started to map the potential of this industry. The Indian government has cautiously started to use drones to combat natural disasters like cyclones and provide after-relief services on multiple occasions. Both the US and India experience countless natural calamities each year given their geographic conditions. While the US has moved towards extensive drone usage to combat these disasters, India is still struggling with its drone industry. Given the stage of the economy and the post-pandemic recovery, it is necessary to study the extent to which India can invest in drone technology when compared to the US on the basis of its economy. Moreover, besides the economy, the government regulations largely govern the functioning of an industry in a given country; on one side, where the US has extensively promoted the use of drones and eased the regulations, India still follows a slightly rigid approach to it. Hence, studying the future of these regulations and the Indian economy in general with one of the leading economies, i.e. the US, in consideration would help us to get a better understanding of both - the future of the drone industry in India and the scope of its growth in terms of disaster management.