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Defence Offset Guidelines Continue to Confound
Despite revisions of the Offset guidelines the Textual ambiguities and inadequately defined controls on the process are among several factors, which impair smooth discharge of the offset obligation by the vendors. The author highlights some of them......... The defence offset guidelines, promulgated in 2006, revamped... more...Public Procurement Through GeM
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is an end-to-end procurement system providing the tools for e-Bidding, Reverse e-Auction and demand aggregation to facilitate the government end-users to achieve the best value for their money. A classic initiative by the Government to promote 'Maximum Governance Minimum Government', 'Make in... more...Defence Agenda for Modi Government 2.0
With the Modi Government returning to power, expectations of deeper and far-reaching reforms are high across various ministries and departments. The Ministry of Defence (MoD), which has already undertaken a plethora of reforms during the last five years, is expected to walk along the reform... more...Strategic Partnership and DPSU
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 delivery... more...Procurement of S-400 Triumf and US Reaction
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 an... more...
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Integrating Quality Assurance Agencies in Defence
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