Defence Industry

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

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

There seems to be no clear advantage of giving an overarching role to the Ministry of Home Affairs as regards formulation of policy or grant of industrial licence for manufacture or export of defence items.

• Amit Cowshish
• May 29, 2017
• IDSA Comments

It would be both graceful and fair to pay a reasonable amount that is seen as equitable compensation for infringement of the fundamental right to life or damages arising from tortious liability of the government.

• Amit Cowshish
• May 17, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Speaking at the United Service Institution on May 4, 2017, the Chief of the Army Staff said that India needs to spend much more on military modernisation to ensure that economic growth continues unhindered.

• Amit Cowshish
• May 08, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The basic challenge for defence economists is to demonstrate that there are other feasible ways of skinning the cat during budget formulation. But the challenge is also inextricably linked with the need for rationalisation of defence expenditure.

• Amit Cowshish
• March 14, 2017
• IDSA Comments

On 5 February 2017, a version of the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) was unveiled. The aptly-named “Advanced Hawk” is a joint-venture between BAE Systems and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It has been developed using internal funds on an equal risk basis and offers significant enhancement of the capabilities of the basic Hawk AJT.

• Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
• February 13, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The share of defence expenditure in 2016-17 has gone below the levels it was in 1955-56. In 2017-18 it will go down to 1.557 per cent of GDP.

• Vinay Kaushal
• February 10, 2017
• IDSA Comments

While certain changes in the format of the defence Demand for Grants have brought even more complexity to the task of estimating India’s official defence budget, the fact remains that there has only been a meagre increase of 5 per cent which is grossly inadequate to keep the Armed Forces in fighting form.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• February 03, 2017
• Issue Brief