Under emergency powers, which were first given to the forces after the 2016 Uri attack, the three services can, on their own, ink contracts worth Rs 300 crore each.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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