DRDO’s vision and primary mandate is to establish a world class science and technology base; a task it has been doing so far and will continue to pursue tomorrow. Some of the goals of the Ma... Read more
Very often, even in the informed circles, the nomenclature Integrated Defence HQ, is less known. It is often confused with one of the Integrated Service HQ. Subsequent to Kargil Committee re... Read more
Inadequacy of budgetary allocation for defence is a perennial refrain in the strategic discourse in India. For a country that faces multiple security challenges, defence spend of less than 2... Read more
From 8th to 10th December, Manohar Parrikar made his first visit to the United States as the Indian Minister of Defence. While the visit had some value as a stock-taking exercise, and some m... Read more
“Guns, shots and shells fortunately do not deteriorate from climate. As a general principle, therefore, I would advocate that guns, shots and shells and small arms of all kinds should be obt... Read more
“India has done enough to simplify its defence procurement and other norms. It is time for US Government and Industry to reciprocate. It is easy to blame Indian bureaucracy but in some... Read more
Preamble India, an aspiring power, has long harboured the goal of possessing a technologically advanced self-sufficient arms industry. While its economic power has expanded and its technolog... Read more
The Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) was set up in 1958, by merging the units of Defence Science Organisation with the then existing Technical Development Establishment... Read more
Ever since the Make in India initiative has been launched by the Government, the media has been highlighting the dismal conditions in India with regards to the ease of doing business. Despit... Read more
When a nation goes to war it often experiences difficulties in procurement of critical spares and ammunition, with old suppliers often enforcing a denial due to multifarious reasons. (Discla... Read more
