Defence exports were once seen as exceptions. Today, they are part of annual planning cycles. Startups now pitch to the Army in structured innovation challenges. PSUs participate in global tenders.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, officials told Reuters it is expected that weapon sales over the next four years will exceed those in Trump's first term.
Defence Minister Singh's office asserted that Indian defence sector is stronger than ever, driven by the spirit of self-reliance or Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Defence Production Secretary Sanjeev Kumar says Tejas production line, at HAL & GE, has stabilised & delivery will begin this yr. 5-day air show begins in Bengaluru on 10 February.
The once-dominant India-Russia defence relationship is waning. In its place, crude oil supplies have become the centrepiece of bilateral ties, signalling a fundamental shift.
While Azerbaijan is moving away from traditional arms supplier Russia and growing closer to Turkey & Pakistan, rival Armenia is depening defence ties with India, already a major supplier.
India's defence industry now supplies to over 90 countries, with exports growing by more than 30 times in 10 years. Equipment exported is wide-ranging, from small arms to armoured vehicles.
Private sector & DPSUs accounted for about 60% & 40% of the total exports. Growth is 32.5 percent as compared to previous fiscal, says defence minister.
The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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