Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
TopicDefence procurement

Topic: defence procurement

Defence ministry’s PMA policy is protectionism. Indian-made arms need export market

Lt General Prakash Menon -
The increase in momentum of 'self-reliance' projects by the defence ministry is palpable. But it can't be successful as a standalone initiative.

Armed forces get breather from negative list, can import items in ‘immediate’ cases

Snehesh Alex Philip -
A committee chaired by Gen. Bipin Rawat will oversee indigenisation efforts, and recommend the removal of items from the negative import list if needed.

India’s defence procurement must be driven by investment in emerging tech. CDS taking lead

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The review by the CDS seeks to break down the silos that the three Services work in as far as procurement is concerned.

Rafale, S-400 or C-295, all came from out-of-the-box thinking. India should do it more often

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Recent defence deals have been successful only because they were made through unconventional means, circumventing the long and tedious procurement processes.

Russia a forever partner but defence ties with India seems to have run its course

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian defence establishment has already made up its mind about what it wants from Moscow now.

Gen Naravane urged to drop L1 regime from defence procurement. That’s just one problem area

Snehesh Alex Philip -
What Naravane stated publicly has been rued for years, in private, in the defence establishment.

Scrap L1 concept for procurement, need revolution in bureaucratic affairs, Army chief says

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At a seminar by the United Services Institution, Army chief Gen. M.M. Naravane speaks out against procedural lacunae in defence procurement, emphasises need for more agile processes.

Sanctions on India over Russian S-400 will damage Biden’s goal in Indo-Pacific

Kashish Parpiani -
A comparison of trajectories of India-Russia and India-US defence ties illustrates how India stands apart from Turkey on the applicability of CAATSA sanctions.

Intent alone won’t make India enter defence exporters club. We need deal hunters abroad

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Russia and the US have a lot of depth and influence in India because they remain tied up in a complex web of defence purchases and upgrades.

US sanctions Turkey over purchase of Russian S-400 missile system

Nick Wadhams -
The sanctions bar defence procurement agency SSB from receiving loans from international financial institutions and agencies including the US Export-Import Bank.
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