Make-in-India defence sector ready for take-off
Biggest ever indigenous defence procurement programme in India creates ground for exports to IOR countries.
The promise and limits of Indo-US defense cooperation
The US India defence relationship has been progressing steadily propelled further by unrelenting multi-directional push.
Indian military gets booster dose, to build muscle, in the budget
Don’t look at the headline defence allocation numbers. The most important segment of the defence budget, the outlay for capital expenditure, has been increased 18.7 per cent to enable the armed forces acquire the latest weaponry it needs to tackle a possible two-front threat against China and Pakistan.
Acquisition of 83 Tejas fighters a game changer for Indian defence sector
At a little more than $40 million apiece, the Tejas Mark 1A is among the most cost effective fighter jets in the world and is considered far superior to its Chinese counterpart. And the involvement of 563 private companies in the project is seeding private sector arms manufacturing in India.
HAL holds the controls as Tejas jets are cleared for local manufacture
Prime Minister Modi a gamechanger yet again by signing the largest domestic defence procurement deal for home grown fighter jets worth millions.
India bridges a Gulf of strategic possibilities
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's outreach towards the UAE and Saudi Arabia have been viewed as a tremendous diplomatic success. These positive engagements are turning into an oasis of economic and geopolitical opportunities. We examine India’s efforts to gain influence across multiple platforms in the GCC region in a series of analytical commentaries titled the India-GCC Special Series.
India’s deep defence cooperations in the Gulf
New and fast-paced emerging security and regional order, along with the growing geostrategic importance of the Indo-Pacific, have brought the GCC states and India together on the same stage.
India-Vietnam ties strengthen with seven signed agreements
New Delhi and Hanoi are strengthening their bilateral trade, defence and geo-strategic ties as both nations face a strong military threat from a common enemy watching these developments from Beijing.
Indian bid for US Navy’s jet trainer deal a shot in the arm for Make in India
HAL has pitched the Tejas Mark 1A to the US Navy, which is looking for a replacement for its existing trainer planes. Even if it doesn’t win the contract, being shortlisted for the next stage will provide a huge leg up for India’s ambitions of becoming a major defence exporter.
India’s lease of US weapons systems an example of strategic convergence
In line with the new Defence Acquisition Policy, which allows the lease of foreign weapons platforms, the Indian Navy has leased two unmanned aircraft to keep a close eye over the Indian Ocean and on the China border even as it proposes to buy 18 more such drones.