The recent move to increase FDI limit from up to 49% to 74% through automatic route is debatable whether this change alone will provide the impetus required to boost the inflow of foreign capital and technology into the...
Leasing can undoubtedly be a cost-effective tool for augmenting military capabilities but may not be suitable in all cases. Leasing as a mode of procurement only aims at striking a balance between the operational requirement of the Services...
India would spend US $130 billion on modernising the military over the next 7-8 years. India was producing only 30 per cent of its arms requirements in 1992-93, now it is about 40-45 per cent as of now. The...
The first Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) were promulgated in the year 2002 and has since been revised periodically to provide impetus to the growing domestic industry and achieve enhanced self-reliance in defence manufacturing. Recently the defence ministry released the...
The recent decision of the Government to cancel tender for ammunition worth billions of dollars that were to be placed on the private sector is definitely not in sync with the Government’s claims of creating a domestic ecosystem...
The “Strategic Partnership Model” was meant for creating capacity in the private sector over and above the capacity and infrastructure that exists in the DPSUs. However subsequent tweaking of the SP provisions made gateway for DPSU entry, despite their overloaded order books and poor...
The veiled threats of US sanctions just for own self interest without any past record of proven credentials on geopolitics or Technology transfer have serious implications for future relationship. India has to guard its own interests to meet the national security requirement and pursue...
Arbitration is one of the standard clauses in all capital acquisition contracts. The author deliberates on the formats of the arbitration clause, proposed amendments and their impacts on defence contracts.
Arbitration is one of the standard clauses in all capital acquisition contracts awarded by the...
The cost of production of foreign-origin equipment under a license by the state-owned manufacturers in India is more than the cost of importing it. It is argued that such additional cost is a small price to pay for achieving self-reliance. However there is a strong case...
India increasing share of global defence import despite rhetoric of Self Reliance is a cause of concern. A large capability gap exists in the technology and equipment held by defence forces produced indigenously vis-a vis what is needed.
Way back in early 2000, the Kelkar...