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Amit Cowshish is a former Financial Advisor (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence. He was associated as a Distinguished Fellow with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, and as a Partner with Dua Associates, Advocates and Solicitors. A post-graduate in Political Science, he also holds an M Phil and LL B degrees. He has attended the National Security and Strategic Studies course at the National Defence College, New Delhi. He writes regularly on matters concerning financial management in defence, procurement policy and procedures, budget, planning and other related issues.
He can be reached at: amitcowshish@gmail.com
Editor’s Pick The threat levels we are faced with has climbed up a stiff graph. As China tests our resolve, Pakistan tests our patience. Under the circumstances will the budget presented enh... Read more
Penalties In Offset Contracts Don’t Help
Late last month, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) imposed a penalty of around Rs 8 crore (Euro one million) on the French missile manufacturer MBDA for having defaulted on its offset commitment... Read more
New Public Sector Defence Enterprises Need Nurturing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated seven new government-owned defence enterprises to the nation 15 on October. Writing for the Times of India the same day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh... Read more
Positive Indigenisation Lists Not Enough
Editor’s Note The publishing of two consecutive lists, one negative and one positive, over a year or so to enhance the pace of indigenisation and create opportunities for the domestic defenc... Read more
Non-Lapsable Defence Modernisation Fund: Another Box Ticked off
Editor’s Note While the threat along our western borders remains both consistent and somewhat constant – as it weighs, that along our Northern borders has abruptly escalated. The threa... Read more
OFB Corporatisation is no Magic Wand
Editor’s Note After an enthusiastic start, the issue of OFB corporatisation seems to have been put on the backburner. Could the issue have been managed better? The ills that ail the OFB are... Read more
FDI Cap for Defence Raised with National Security Clause
Editor’s Note Indian governments, over the decades, have tried to attract foreign capital in the defence sector with half-hearted initiatives. As such, these attempts have been far from bein... Read more
Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020: Bubbling with New Ideas
With the release of the draft Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 on July 27, the exercise that started last August to review the existing acquisition procedure is almost complete. So i... Read more
Brace for COVID-19 Impact on Defence Expenditure
Editor’s Note We are faced with an unprecedented situation which cannot be set right in the short term. Economies of nations across the globe are in a tailspin. Though the IMF outlook for In... Read more
Defence Budget 2020 Lacks Vitality
At Rs 4,71,378 crore, the total Defence Budget isRs 40,367 crore more than the Budget Estimates (BE) of 2019-20, but only Rs 22,258 crore more than the Revised Estimates (RE). This translate... Read more