Defence Procurement

Defence ministry approves procurement of Rs 15,935 cr of ammunition; move comes after repeated delays, cancellations

The procurement of new ammunition is especially important for the country because the defence ministry had cancelled a $500 million deal with Israel just last month

Shekatkar Committee report's key principle: Armed forces must replace tradition with pragmatism

Acceptance of certain recommendations made by the Lieutenant-General DB Shekatkar Committee, set up last year to suggest ways and means to enhance the combat potential of the armed forces and re-balancing defence expenditure, has been a subject of much discussion

Narendra Modi's bet on Nirmala Sitharaman sounds risky, but could be key to defence modernisation

Nirmala Sitharaman's excellent links across the world and experience as commerce minister will be very useful as India's defence preparedness moves into a high gear

Time for Manohar Parrikar to implement reforms in Ministry of Defence

Having addressed a series of long-pending issues of modernisation and 'Make in India' initiatives, Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar can now seriously get down to the most critical reform related to professionalising the structures of the Ministry of Defence

AgustaWestland case: Don't hold your breath, middlemen are here to stay

The fact that India cancelled the deal for the 12 VVIP AgustaWestland choppers (even though three were sent over for testing) robs the whole scandal of its sting

France's Francois Hollande pushes for $9 bn Rafale fighter deal in India

From Bofors to Agusta: How can defence deals be kept clean?

Down the years, despite one corruption scandal after another, we've learnt nothing about making the arms procurement process transparent and corruption-free.

Navy setbacks show defence challenges facing next govt

The resignation of the naval chief of staff weeks before a general election, reveals just how far the outgoing government's failure to equip its forces has eroded the trust of top commanders.

Boom! India in $660 m deal for howitzers aimed at China

This is India's first purchase of field guns for the Army since the Bofors scandal. It will go some way to remedy the alarming depletion in ammunition levels that the Army chief recently highlighted.