Russia-India payment dispute on several defence deals Although India and Russia are traditional friends and have a strong defence ties for decades, now both sides are feeling disenchantment over payment dues and Liquidity Damage (LD) claims which can hold several defence deals into ransom. Russia has demanded that India should urgently clear payment worth USD […]
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India and Australia in Indian Ocean The year 2014 has seen the rise of Narendra Modi on world geo-political scene and his getting closer to the allies of USA, which will culminate in the visit of President Barack Obama next year as the Chief Guest for the Indian Republic Day on 26th January. After a […]
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Energy and water crisis in coming years Water is going to be a high precious product for next century which can match with the rank of what today hydrocarbon products mean to most people across the world. It is going to be a scarce and rare commodity as it rules life. Water is an integral […]
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Increasing FDI in defence sector The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) of the ministry of Commerce and Trade has delivered an old wine in the same bottle but to a new consumer, with the strong belief that the wine will be consumed this time. Since the new Narendra Modi led NDA government is […]
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Pakistan’s game plan for Siachen Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s recent comments in Mumbai on the possibility of a resolution of the Siachen issue once talks resume makes one wonder why he is so optimistic about any outcome over the issue given Pakistan’s hard line about accepting the Actual Ground Position Line. The point at […]
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Infusing new life into Kaveri engine The process for the finalization of the contract for the acquisition of 126 combat aircraft under the MMRCA (Medium, Multirole Combat Aircraft) tender by sealing the deal with Dassault Aviation whose Rafale fighter had emerged a winner by overtaking the five other rivals seems to be acquiring “some speed” […]
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Delay in the acquisition of artillery guns Though the sanction for 814 artillery guns worth Rs 15,750 crore ( US$ 2.56 billion) was cleared last November, by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar headed Defence Acquisition Council, the MoD is yet to issue a Request for Proposal. These guns would be acquired under the Buy and […]
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Destruction of air defence and carrying out SEAD missions A credible early military success will depend largely as how effectively enemy integrated air defence systems can be neutralized and fighter jets carry out suppression of enemy air defence mission for containing any repulsive attack. Air defence missiles have gone through a lot of changes in […]
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Foreign arms manufacturers disappointed: No policy clarity Most Indian private and foreign defence manufacturers are apprehensive that whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision about ‘Make in India’ initiative in defence sector will succeed as policy ambiguity still persists in some form or the other. Although the NDA government is trying to attract investment into defence […]
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India starts Sikorsky naval chopper deal negotiation Indian Navy which is in look out for a credible multirole helicopter platform to perform its sea borne operations will have to wait for some more time as questions are being raised about the single vendor situation that is against the norms of DPP. Although single vendor situation […]
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