The prevalent extraordinary situation caused by spread of Coronavirus, has created worldwide healthcare and economic crisis with wide-ranging ramifications and is set to tip the global economy into a recession. The crisis-management needs robust and comprehensive national strategy, to tackle this unprecedented crisis. Any package...
Defence deals are complex, the mud-slinging and the deliberate embroiled controversies generated by inimical forces encouraged by paid sources makes them more complex. Such controversies in the past had no tangible political corrective measures or fixing accountability rather than complicating the process by coercing the decision makers even for future procurement thus jeopradising...
Despite rhetoric's of self-reliance as goal of India's defence production strategy since 1960s, fact is India has become one of the largest importer of defence goods in the world. Recently, a defence ministry's report picked up holes in India's arms procurement process including unreasonable delays in military's modernisation. Major reasons for the inordinate...
During the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's high-profile visit, India and Israel have signed nine agreements to boost cooperation in the areas of space, cyber security and oil and gas between both countries. The Indo-Israel relation go beyond military relations. Currently Israel is...
In this issue we deliberate on Individual service specific platforms, projects and other broader issues. Beginning with the 'Queen of the Battle' Infantry. These foot soldiers are the first line of protection; therefore, they need to be equipped with best weapons and arms....
“Make in India” mission is envisaged as a major initiative for ushering a turn-around of the Indian Industry. The government has begun to take some marked steps and this could be potentially a turning point in India's endeavour to have a robust home-grown...
Till recent past focus of Indian Defence Acquisition programmes had been acquiring combat capability and not broader aspect of strategic imperative for long-term self-reliance by acquiring industrial capability to manufacture and resuscitate systems over a life cycle. For Geopolitical and economic reasons, we...