Rajnath Singh readies plan to streamline procurement, promote partnershipsThe defence ministry of India is planning reforms for 2025. The goals include streamlined procurement, better service integration, and incr...
02 Jan, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
R-Day 2024: From first twin seater Tejas to record increase in defence capital budget: India's 'Atmanirbharta in Defence'Numerous projects for modernisation and increasing the lethality of the Armed Forces to include procurements of 26 Rafale marine Aircrafts,...
26 Jan, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Value of defence offset commitment is USD 6.83 bn in last 15 years: GovtEstimated total value of the defence offset commitment that was required to be implemented over the last 15 years is USD 6.83 billion
05 Aug, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
Government approves military modernization projects worth Rs 76,000 croreDefence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, gave the capital acquisition proposals of the armed forces ...
06 Jun, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
View: Decoding Defence Acquisition Procedure for F-OEMs in an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'A few important things happened over the past year impacting the compilation of DAP-2020. First was the coronavirus pandemic which rekindle...
27 Nov, 2020, 04.55 PM IST
US defence planners must appreciate India’s dependence on Russian arms: American think-tank scholarSameer Lalwani, a senior fellow for Asia strategy and director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center, in a recent article titled ...
21 Jul, 2020, 07.23 PM IST
Government's military purchases remain a pipe dream for Lockheed, SaabIndia’s inability to speed up the modernization of its weaponry to guard the border with arch rivals Pakistan and China shows the Modi govt...
20 Feb, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
Rigid rules trip Modi's $250 billion plan to modernise India's defenceRigid rules that forbid single bidders, cap prices and blacklist companies accused of graft have pushed the govt to cancel $25 bn worth of ...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.53 AM IST
Mindset of suspicion in Defence Ministry needs to be removed: Manohar Parrikar"The assumption that doing something correct will compromise the transparency is not correct," Manohar Parrikar said.
11 Jul, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Mindset of suspicion in Defence Ministry needs to be removed: Manohar ParrikarHe also said this kind of mindset has probably damaged Indian defense and the country's strategic industry very much and added that in the ...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Tata Advanced Systems win contract from MoD for surface surveillance radar project for NavyThe proposed radar is based on the latest solid state technology and also suited for coastal surveillance applications.
22 Feb, 2017, 01.09 PM IST
Government taking steps to improve ease of doing business: Amitabh KantAccording to a World Bank report, India has slipped three positions to 134th spot in the latest 'ease of doing business' list.
26 Aug, 2014, 09.19 PM IST
US offers 'closest partner' India top-end defence techThe two sides, says the declaration, will continue their efforts to strengthen mutual understanding of their respective procurement systems...
29 Sep, 2013, 09.52 AM IST
Defence industry should speed up investment in R&D: AntonyThe Defence Minister had urged the Indian defence industry to spend more in R&D to speed up the modernisation process.
31 Jan, 2013, 03.06 PM IST
- Anand Mahindra seeks greater private sector role in defence procurement
Anand Mahindra has called for bringing 'transparency and technology' into India's defence purchase procedures to change the current bleak s...
03 Apr, 2012, 06.33 AM IST
- Letter row: Government pushed on the defensive yet again
As a letter written by VK Singh to PM detailing the alarming state of defence preparedness found its way into the media, govt was pushed on...
29 Mar, 2012, 06.17 AM IST
- Defence funds remain unspent under shadow of past scams
Modernisation of the armed forces suffered as Rs 21,000 crore remained unspent in the past five years with procurement deals slowed down by...
25 Dec, 2007, 12.53 PM IST