New Delhi: Just a week after India‘s new defence procurement rules came into force, the Narendra Modi government today said it has abolished the Banking Offset provisions for arms deals with foreign companies worth over Rs 2,000 crore (~$273 million), where offset is mandatory. The Ministry of Defence, […]
India Aerospace & Defence Daynote: Oct. 3, 2020 WHAT TO WATCH India Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh, to provide all-weather connectivity to army and civilians in the region.Oct. 3, 2020. 10 AM India Time. India Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Manali, visiting […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a major boost to the private sector, India‘s defence ministry today said it has signed a Rs 2,580-crore (slightly over $350 million) contract with Larsen and Toubro and Tata Power Company Limited, apart from a public sector enterprise, for the supply […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated on Aug. 10 at 4.15 pm with a government clarification at paragraph 16.) New Delhi: India, among the world’s largest arms importers, has taken the first step towards reducing its defence import footprint. In a first, India’s Ministry of Defence today came out with a […]
New Delhi: India has amended draft procedures for defence acquisitions and has now sought remarks from stakeholders by Aug. 10 for a final round of discussions before the document is finalised. The second draft of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020, now titled ‘Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020‘ […]
