While HAL has demonstrated technological and production competence, it may not survive the Centre’s pessimism if it doesn’t counter this…
Post Bofors, there has been a reasonable ‘self-reliance’ attempt in Indian defence.
HAL appears to be sandwiched between politics of designers, end-users, decision-makers, media, and reality distortion attempts by large arms merchants.
Military acquisitions often go beyond political regimes. The procurement process for the new 110 MMRCA can only be adjusted after…
The story runs between ‘arms dynamic’, state, contractors and taxpayers.
Great leap forward for defence necessitates resolute action from the top
Budgetary allocations for ‘national defence’ (popularly known as the defence budget) for FY18 have been presented in the Parliament.
A pruned allocation for national defence suggests a break from ritualistic appropriations.
DPP 2015 must promote private sector participation, else the efforts could go waste yet again
Just two and half years ago, Kandhamal was India?s shame as a communal violence triggered by the killing of a…
Addressing a press conference at Def Expo 2008, defence minister AK Antony vowed that there was no place for middlemen…
As offsets mostly depend on consensual agreements between the supplier and the recipient, results are seldom quantifiable
