A study of the 101 items put in the negative list shows that over one-fourth are already manufactured in India and have not been imported for a long time.
The fresh round of dialogue comes as India and China have hit a stalemate in military talks with regard to disengagement at multiple flashpoints in Ladakh.
The situation in Depsang is similar to the one that prevailed at the northern bank of the Pangong Tso, another sticking point in talks, before the intrusion this year.
Forces under eastern command, which oversees LAC in northeast, have been put on ‘Border Management Posture’, part of the escalation matrix factored in by Army.
MoD wrote to Censor Board last month emphasising that web series based on military subjects also require a no-objection certification, just like movies & TV serials do.
In the official document, now taken down from its website, defence ministry also said Chinese aggression increasing along LAC and 'more particularly' in Galwan valley since 5 May.
India is now looking at acquiring 6 armed drones from the US instead of the planned mix of 30 armed and non-armed drones. It is also in talks with Israel.
Some women officers said the process is still ambiguous and more clarity is needed as many have been asked to undergo a junior command course next month.
Provocations among Israel & Iran have prompted discussion on the need for India to broaden its air defence apparatus, given tensions with adversarial neighbours.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
As a person having worked in the industries for quarter century, in my opinion, India is weak in electronics. What little eletronic products and manufactured in India contain huge import content. Therefore, it is doubtful whether the sophisticated electronics required for armed forces can be banned at all. If orders are again placed on PSUs and ordenance factories, it will be status qua ante. Good bye to any modernisation. In our country, even producing uniforms, and shoes are considered as defence production.
A ‘sniper’ is a person using hardware, called, in common parlance, a sniper RIFLE.
No Indian industrial facility is capable of producing a sniper!
The only ‘imported’ sniper for the Indian army would be a Nepali Gorkha trained by the Indian army as such!
Overall, a confused and confusing, hastily-put-together piece which escaped the editor’s notice.
India needs to set up research cells for long term policy planning, for :
– Foreign Policy – incorporating views of Congress party, RSS ideologues, Prominent diplomats , Experts in this field inc. professors.
Training of student diplomats in universities as post graduate stream.
– Defence production and research – Army, Airforce Navy + paramilitary weapons, vehicles, equipment.
Economic Policy – incorporating advice of renowned professors of Indian n foreign universities for futuristic long term solution.
Role of PSUs must be minimised as they have limited interest or incentive in research n time bound results. They will get paid without or with results / hard work.
Port Infrastructure – Draw lessons from China – reclaim deep seaport by reclaiming land in the shallow coastal waters adjacent to existing ports making straight approach channels.
Piers must be equipped with Gantry cranes to improve turn around time of ships calling our ports.
Labour laws to be revised to cut roll of trade unions to bare minimum.
Land Reforms.
Environment laws to revise – so that a couple of trees comming in the way of road or infra structure should not cripple the entire project for decades. Influential persons shud not be able to stall project by obtaming Court Stay orders to protect their property.
Let the Defence Ministry and the armed force’s do their own procurement without interference from uneducated like you.So dig into Congresses rule when they Siphoned off 750crores buying TATRA Trucks?Stupid you.
Well I think the defence ministry must go on updating data as more experts like SNEHESH ALEX PHILLIP point out the lapses in the list. Opinions of defence experts who are outside the DEFENCE ministry will prove to be important force multiplier.
As a person having worked in the industries for quarter century, in my opinion, India is weak in electronics. What little eletronic products and manufactured in India contain huge import content. Therefore, it is doubtful whether the sophisticated electronics required for armed forces can be banned at all. If orders are again placed on PSUs and ordenance factories, it will be status qua ante. Good bye to any modernisation. In our country, even producing uniforms, and shoes are considered as defence production.
A ‘sniper’ is a person using hardware, called, in common parlance, a sniper RIFLE.
No Indian industrial facility is capable of producing a sniper!
The only ‘imported’ sniper for the Indian army would be a Nepali Gorkha trained by the Indian army as such!
Overall, a confused and confusing, hastily-put-together piece which escaped the editor’s notice.
India needs to set up research cells for long term policy planning, for :
– Foreign Policy – incorporating views of Congress party, RSS ideologues, Prominent diplomats , Experts in this field inc. professors.
Training of student diplomats in universities as post graduate stream.
– Defence production and research – Army, Airforce Navy + paramilitary weapons, vehicles, equipment.
Economic Policy – incorporating advice of renowned professors of Indian n foreign universities for futuristic long term solution.
Role of PSUs must be minimised as they have limited interest or incentive in research n time bound results. They will get paid without or with results / hard work.
Port Infrastructure – Draw lessons from China – reclaim deep seaport by reclaiming land in the shallow coastal waters adjacent to existing ports making straight approach channels.
Piers must be equipped with Gantry cranes to improve turn around time of ships calling our ports.
Labour laws to be revised to cut roll of trade unions to bare minimum.
Land Reforms.
Environment laws to revise – so that a couple of trees comming in the way of road or infra structure should not cripple the entire project for decades. Influential persons shud not be able to stall project by obtaming Court Stay orders to protect their property.
etc., etc.,
Let the Defence Ministry and the armed force’s do their own procurement without interference from uneducated like you.So dig into Congresses rule when they Siphoned off 750crores buying TATRA Trucks?Stupid you.
Well I think the defence ministry must go on updating data as more experts like SNEHESH ALEX PHILLIP point out the lapses in the list. Opinions of defence experts who are outside the DEFENCE ministry will prove to be important force multiplier.