India’s defence sector has experienced significant growth, with domestic production nearly tripling and exports increasing 21-fold over two decades. A key policy reform allowing 100% private sector participation has driven this transformation, supported by initiatives like “Make in India” and “Aatmanirbhar Bharat.” Notably, defence exports surged by 78% in Q1...
In India, robotic intervention can play a critical role in undertaking tasks which may be fatal to human beings. Gen Robotics, a Kerala-based start-up, is ensuring just that. The company began its operations with mere Rs. 10 lakh through the Start-Up Kerala programme and today, it is valued at Rs....
Indo-US relations are expected to remain complex under the Joe Biden administration, even as the former can expect a more pragmatic and ‘multilateral’ approach on trade issues. However, in the aftermath of the pandemic, India must be prepared for the fact that economic compulsions will be prime for the US...
Amit Cowshish, Consultant, Manohar-Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, feels that the draft Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020 has all the necessary ingredients in place. But implementable roadmaps must be prepared for meeting each one of the stated objectives of the policy and an overarching institution...
Sameer Patil, Fellow, International Security Studies Programme at Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations, believes that the import embargo on 101 items indicates confidence in the government that India has sufficient defence-industrial capacity to replace imports in these products. Since the Indian Navy is the most indigenized in terms...
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