Laxman Kumar Behera

Publisher: Pentagon Press This book is a compendium of papers presented and circulated in the International Seminar on Defence acquisition organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on...

• Laxman Kumar Behera, Vinay Kaushal |
• 2013 |
• Book

The monograph makes an attempt to estimate India’s defence self-reliance index, which has been a subject of intense debate in recent years. It also surveys the key recommendations of various...

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• 2013 |
• Monograph

The Monograph provides a comprehensive roadmap for reforming India’s defence offset policy which despite having gone through several rounds of revisions in past decade or so, still lacks effectiveness. The...

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• 2015 |
• Monograph

The outcome of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, held in October 2022, was on predictable lines. It was no surprise that President Xi Jinping was chosen...

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• January-February 2023 |
• Strategic Analysis

With India approaching the 75th year of independence in 2022, there are few institutions that can narrate the roller-coaster journey that the country has taken to become a modern nation....

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• January-March 2022 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

This article examines India’s defence expenditure over the past ten years. In so doing, it provides a public finance perspective to explain the recurring resource crunch being faced by the...

• Laxman Kumar Behera, Pabitra Mohan Nayak |
• September 2021 |
• Strategic Analysis

The negative list of embargoed defence items is one more step towards creating a strong domestic arms industry and making India self-reliant in defence production.

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• August 13, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

Banning the sale of imported items through the CSD could supplement the various domestic industry-friendly policy measures being taken by the government for a self-reliant India.

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• August 11, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

While the steps stipulated in draft DAP-2020 to enable smooth acquisition of systems indigenously designed by DRDO and other public sector entities are a right move, they need to be...

• Laxman Kumar Behera |
• August 10, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

India needs to have a public version of defence manpower database as part of its annual budgetary document. This would facilitate greater understanding and analysis of any possible manpower-related reforms...

• Laxman Kumar Behera, Vinay Kaushal |
• August 04, 2020 |
• Issue Brief