Adhering to the RTI Act in letter and spirit will lead to more responsible decision-making, greater accountability, and more credibility to the actions of the MoD.

• Amit Cowshish
• August 21, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Achieving the intended outcomes of the 13th five-year defence plan is critically dependent on the ability of the Ministry of Finance to increase the defence budget by at least 100 per cent from next year onward.

• Amit Cowshish
• July 31, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Foreign collaborations optimised for profit, risk-sharing and a common goal of achieving technological superiority could well enable India to break into the global market in select areas.

• Kevin A. Desouza
• July 31, 2017
• Issue Brief

It would be a bold gesture if MoD decides to categorise all development projects under Make-II. This will send a strong message to the industry and to the nation about MoD’s earnestness to promote private sector participation.

• Amit Cowshish
• July 14, 2017
• IDSA Comments

It behooves both HAL and ADA to work in synergy to meet the target of 16 aircraft per annum and ensure the successful and prompt completion of the Tejas Mk.1A project.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• July 12, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Indian industry, which is the intended beneficiary of this preference policy, needs to play a proactive role in facilitating the smooth implementation of the order.

• Amit Cowshish
• July 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Why the objective sought to be achieved through the strategic partnership scheme could not be attained by resorting to an existing provision in DPP 2016?

• Amit Cowshish
• June 22, 2017
• IDSA Comments

While developing critical defence technologies has undeniable benefits, their acquisition through Transfers of Technology brings numerous complexities and eventually may deliver limited benefits.

• Kevin A. Desouza
• June 20, 2017
• Issue Brief

The formal inclusion of the Munitions List within the SCOMET framework explicitly brings the defence industry under the purview of India’s global commitment to non-proliferation.

• Laxman Kumar Behera , G. Balachandran
• June 08, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The SP model, if implemented well, is likely to have a number of benefits for both the private sector and the larger Indian defence industry.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• June 02, 2017
• IDSA Comments