EP or emergency procurement power was extended to Army, Navy and Air Force. In case of Army, EP has been instrumental in capital procurement through 140 schemes across 4 tranches.
PM Modi visits France next week for Bastille Day. Talks between NSA Ajit Doval & the diplomatic adviser to French President, Emmanuel Bonne, part of preparations for Modi’s visit.
The first ‘made-in-India’ C-295 will be rolled out in 2026 and the entire order is slated to be completed by 2031, at the rate of eight aircraft per year.
Under emergency powers, which were first given to the forces after 2016 Uri attack, the three services can on their own ink contracts worth Rs 300 crore each.
Defence ministry gives nod for capital acquisition under new category of Buy Indian-IDDM. HAL emerges big winner as Navy proposals constitute more than Rs 56,000 cr.
Rather than be perturbed by the controversy surrounding the Rafales, the Modi government should quickly move in and decide on more fighters for the Air Force.
Navy is heavily dependent on Ukraine for gas turbine engines, while IAF runs Antonov An-32. Spare parts are stocked, but supply from Ukraine may be affected later.
Emergency financial powers besides existing special financial powers have helped the Army make technological upgrades to infantry soldiers along the LoC and LAC.
The 64% allocation under capital acquisition budget amounts to about Rs 70,000 crore and is to be used for purchases from domestic sector. Experts say it will help boost the sector at large.
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
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.
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