Raksha Mantri Parrikar’s State visit to USA – The Outcome
“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
A Reality check: Make In India policy & indigenous capabilities of the Indian Defence & Aerospace sector
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
Defence Research & Development: Need for a reboot
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
Make in India: The Aviation Sector
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
Artillery Modernisation: Awaiting the Boom of Indian 155 mm Howitzers
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
Indian Naval Indigenisation Plan 2015-30: Not Quite There Yet
Conscious of its acute reliance on state-of-the-art technology, the Indian Navy has consistently maintained that indigenisation is a fundamental tenet of its planning and growth. Not only do... Read more