TopicIndigenous defence manufacturing

Topic: indigenous defence manufacturing

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

Snehesh Alex Philip - 7 April, 2022

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 - 12 March, 2022

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 - 5 March, 2022

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 - 18 January, 2022

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 - 27 September, 2021

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 - 8 August, 2021

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) - 3 June, 2021

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 - 17 July, 2020

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.