The Defence Acquisition Council has decided to introduce a new category of Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured equipment. This will be the most preferred category, ahead of ‘Buy (Indian)’, which presently occupies the pride of place.

• Amit Cowshish
• January 20, 2016
• Comment

The issues confronting the defence establishment at the beginning of the year broadly related to defence policy, human resource management and operational preparedness.

• Amit Cowshish
• December 29, 2015
• Comment

India’s defence modernisation presents enormous opportunities for the Japanese defence industry, which until recently concentrated exclusively on the domestic market in order to demonstrate Japan’s commitment to peace.

• Titli Basu
• December 29, 2015
• Comment

IDSA was tasked by the 7th Central Pay Commission in July 2014 to conduct a study on the “Nature, Quantum & Components of Defence Expenditure and Defence Pensions”. The study was carried out in accordance with the terms of reference provided by the Commission.

• Untitled
• November 30, 2015
• Special Feature

The MoD Order mentions that the IFAs are expected to give due attention to macro- management issues, highlighting the need for them to be involved in the planning and plan-review process. These are laudable objectives, but a well-knit mechanism for their implementation does not seem to exist at present.

• Gautam Sen
• November 12, 2015
• Comment

The MoD guidelines on handling of complaints do not seem to be free from potentially crippling afflictions. Conceptual ambiguity can easily defeat the purpose of the guidelines.

• Amit Cowshish
• October 26, 2015
• Comment

There are no laid down procedures for procurement of technology per se. Existing procedures relate to procurement of equipment, weapons systems, platforms and other tangible capabilities.

• Amit Cowshish
• October 13, 2015
• Comment

While making a host of recommendations, the Dhirendra Singh Committee has been cautious in assessing their impact on the domestic industry.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• September 16, 2015
• Issue Brief

The 19th August amendment to the Defence Procurement Procedure of 2013 extends the provision of exchange rate variation to Indian vendors under all the procurement categories of capital acquisition.

• Amit Cowshish
• August 31, 2015
• Comment

The 5th August amendment to the offset guidelines exemplifies how difficult it is to let go of unnecessary controls.

• Amit Cowshish
• August 27, 2015
• Comment