The chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat has set the tone for the defence procurements in the coming years with a clear message that the dependence on, if not preference for, import of expensive foreign weaponry must give way to indigenous equipment and platforms. For sure, this has been the avowed objective of the procurement policies and procedures, such as they are, for a long time. In fact, since 2014, there has been a renewed focus on Make in India in defence since. That none of this has worked would be an understatement. Read More…
