Friday, 2 December, 2022
TopicIndigenous defence manufacturing

Topic: indigenous defence manufacturing

Naval utility chopper, light tanks on 3rd list of items India will stop importing

Snehesh Alex Philip -
List consists of 101 items. Inclusion of naval choppers a boost to HAL, which wanted in on project. Rajnath Singh speaks about danger of importing systems with foreign codes.

More jobs can shock-proof the Indian economy. Unemployment allowance can be cushion for now

TN Ninan -
Firms must build buffers, concerted indigenisation needed in strategic sectors like defence. At individual level, partial social safety net now exists, but more funding required.

As globalisation is bombed, a ‘fortress economy’ is tempting, but India must know its limits

TN Ninan -
India can’t break free of global supply chains & will stay import-dependent for energy, weapons parts. Selective integration may work better by creating mutual interdependence.

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.

Need a robust and reliable gun, says Army as artillery modernisation plan faces hiccups

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Lt Gen. T.K. Chawla, Director General Artillery, stresses importance of indigenous defence manufacturing while discussing challenges facing Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System & Dhanush.

Tejas flying record world’s best, criticism unfortunate, says IAF veteran who flew LCA at 78

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar (Retd), who turns 80 Sunday, also became the oldest man to have flown the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas after a flight in February 2020.

‘Positive indigenisation list’ got lengthier but India’s defence industry far from ready

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Until the technological base of defence industry improves, ‘Make in India’ with transfer of technology and specified indigenous content may be a better bet.

Aatmanirbhar in defence can’t be a mere slogan. Modi govt must handhold private players

Snehesh Alex Philip -
For making India aatmanirbhar in defence production, the Modi government, along with the armed forces, private industry and the DRDO, will have to walk the talk.

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge | ANI file photo

Congress is becoming Nokia, Kodak of Gujarat politics. Outdated KHAM lens will wipe it out

Amit Dholakia -
After winning the biggest electoral victory in 1995 Gujarat elections, Congress lost seven consecutive elections in the state. It cannot remind voters about its rule anymore.
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Economy

51 cow universities, old pension scheme, jobs — what RSS affiliates want from 2023 Budget

Shanker Arnimesh -
Welfare schemes and ‘self-reliance’ figure high on Sangh organisations’ wishlists for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Budget, which she will present on 1 February.

Defence

A soldier with 'Arjun', a black kite trained to down enemy drones, during the Yudh Abhyas exercise being held in Auli, Uttarakhand | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

It’s a plane, no it’s a bird! Army’s training eagles & falcons to swoop down on hostile drones

Vandana Menon -
The birds are also being trained for surveillance at Remount Veterinary Corps Centre in Meerut, with cameras fitted to their heads to record videos.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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