Medical devices planned for promotion include specific equipment across 8 segments. Products are slated to be manufactured by both Indian firms & MNCs with manufacturing units.
SSS Defence not only bags contract to supply .338 Lapua Magnum calibre sniper rifle, but also deals to deliver nearly USD 50 million worth of ammunition to multiple friendly countries.
All contracts that materialised in FY 2023-24 & 2022-23 were with Indian public, private vendors. Army is looking at indigenising sustenance of weapon systems which includes spares & munition.
The manifesto, released Sunday, focused on making India a manufacturing and export hub, creating employment opportunities through this, and expanding a few ongoing schemes.
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.
Order value wasn’t disclosed but Airbus India MD says company sources components & services worth $750 mn from India every year and plans to take it to $1.5 bn over next few years.
A variety of factors, including Apple’s pricing strategy, forex fluctuations and import duties, are leading to this huge price discrepancy, say experts.
Cape Town and Chennai in recent years endured punishing droughts. Similar conditions afflicted Bengaluru and Hyderabad last year. Now Tehran is facing the same emergency.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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