Vinay Kaushal

The acrimonious debate in the public space on the acquisition of Rafale aircraft has been primarily focused on a few issues. The debate does not inform the public about the...

• Vinay Kaushal |
• 2019 |
• Occasional Papers

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

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

Given the rapidly rising pension liability in India and the concern expressed by the CDS, the experiences of the US and the UK could be useful in carrying out pension...

• Laxman Kumar Behera, Vinay Kaushal, Amit Cowshish |
• April 23, 2020 |
• Policy Brief

The PPP model helps in improving the productivity and exploiting the full potential of asset-based services that base workshops provide. This is particularly relevant when there exists a competitive market...

• Vinay Kaushal |
• April 18, 2020 |
• Issue Brief

Draft DPP 2020 provisions that continue to enable Capital Budget Revenue Procedure (CBRP) must be revisited.

• Vinay Kaushal |
• April 10, 2020 |
• Issue Brief

Draft DPP-2020 marks a paradigm shift from the past in many respects. It contains several new features intended to hasten the procurement process and provide a further fillip to the...

• Laxman Kumar Behera, Amit Cowshish, Vinay Kaushal |
• April 08, 2020 |
• Policy Brief

Reforming defence pension is no more an option but a compulsion considering its exponential growth in the past, which is likely to continue in the future if no reform is...

• Laxman Kumar Behera, Vinay Kaushal |
• February 28, 2020 |
• Special Feature

The slowdown in economic growth not only seems to have cast its shadow on the allocation of the defence budget for 2020-21 but has also compounded the challenges for the...

• Vinay Kaushal |
• February 12, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

The CAG report relating to the Indian Air Force has highlighted various anomalies and the unprofessional manner in which defence acquisitions are handled.

• Vinay Kaushal |
• February 22, 2019 |
• Issue Brief