Defence Management Issue in India

It is often alleged that the government of India has paid a lip service in reviewing the organizational structures and roles in the defence services. Currently, the defence forces are managed through three layers. First, three wings of the defence ..

DRDO Reorganization Issue

Presently, the head of DRDO is also the secretary to DRDO and scientific adviser to the defence minister. The government has put forth the proposal of splitting these posts so as to ensure that the Defence Minister gets objective and ..

FDI in Defence India

It was in 2001 that foreign participation in Defence sector was allowed with a cap of 26%. Before that, production was carried on a limited scale by only eight Defence public sector undertakings. Despite the liberalization of the sector country ..

Make in India – Defence

India’s manufacturing sector contributes merely 16 % to the total GDP and the National Manufacturing Policy aims to increase this share to 25% in next 10 years. A vibrant domestic defence manufacturing can play a very important role in realizing ..

Defence Procurement Policy

Defence Procurement Policy came into effect in 2002. Under DPP all capital acquisitions are categorized into: Buy(Indian), Buy & Make (Indian), Make, Buy & Make, Buy (Global). Buy (Indian) : minimum of 30% indigenous content. Buy & Make (Indian) : ..

Defence Offset Policy of India

According to the Defence offset policy, a foreign company which invests more than Rs. 300 Crore in India, has to buy at least 30 per cent of the total value of the supplies locally. Such offset policies are followed only ..

Defence Production and Import Dependency in India

The indigenous production of Defence equipments in the country comes under the purview of the Department of Defence Production under Defence Ministry. India inherited the Ordnance Factories (OF) Organization from British, now known as Ordinance Factories Board. There are 41 ..

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)

Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts is collective name of several acts passed by Indian parliament for providing special powers to the Indian Armed Forces and to provide army officers and jawans legal immunity for their actions in disturbed areas. Historical Background The ..