Though, since 2001, the Defence Sector was opened to 100% Indian private sector participation, with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 26%, both subject to licensing; however there are certain areas in both Industrial Licensing and FDI policy, which need further improvement to...
The Indian defence export's graph has started mounting year-on-year. On one hand it is good for the country's foreign reserves; on the other hand it will surely benefit manufacturers as requirements of the Indian Armed Forces alone are unlikely to provide the economy of scale.
The Draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020 has been released by MoD and has been put in public domain www.mod.in for seeking the inputs by 17 April 2020. The draft relating to amendment to DPM is still awaited. Three distinct aspects...
Despite enough learning from developed countries to adapt the life cycle management of assets from 3rd Party providers for logistics support, the Government decision to transfer Army Base Workshops (ABW) and Central Ordnance Depots (CODs) on the lines of Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) Model is...
Improvement in the policy, procedure and processes on defence procurement will help, but the tardy decision-making is real bottleneck, which is beyond purview of the review committee.
A committee, set up by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in August this...
A vibrant domestic defence manufacturing will build strategic domestic depth while also enhance the export potential for economic advantage, further accentuating the job creation.
There has been a seven-fold increase in defence exports of India over the last two years and this can be...
The notifications issued likely to have a positive impact, however certain features of the scheme could create hurdles and needs to be addressed by MoD. The impact will depend though on how the provisions are implemented.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) notified two...
MSMEs across the globe have in many ways been the drivers of change and innovative solutions. Make-II projects are ideal for engaging the Industry, MSMEs and start-ups into the defence manufacturing ecosystem.
Indian Army organised a seminar on its Make-II Projects 2019 on 11...
The future of defence ecosystem is technological innovation and there is surely a huge demand for such start-ups. The Author analyses the Government's initiatives in this regard.
Innovation and technology is the mainstay of an effervescent defence ecosystem of any country, and often...
Number of problems and disputes that arise from the terms of the contracts signed on the lines of the prescribed Standard Contract Document (SCD) given in DPP can be prevented if MoD can come up with a more effective pre-arbitration dispute resolution mechanism. The...