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Centre drops offset clause in govt-to-govt deal in new weapons buying policy

This overrides the offset policy that required foreign vendors to invest in the country to boost indigenous capabilities at least 30% (it could go up to 50%) of the value of all contracts worth more than ₹300 crore awarded to them.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Chief of the Indian Army M.M Naravane during the unveiling of the new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2020 Document, in New Delhi on Monday.(ANI)
Updated on Sep 29, 2020 11:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

The urgency of defence reforms | HT Editorial

The assumption of a competitive equilibrium no longer holds

India’s defence reforms should continue. The world is becoming an increasingly unsafe place and that means security must reassume priority over shaking things up(PTI)
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

China tests latest submarine-launched ballistic missile: Report

The scheduled test was normal, China’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday, when asked about the alleged test launch of a JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on June 2

China’s defence Ministry spokesperson Ren Guoqiang said it is normal for China to conduct scientific research and tests according to plan.(Reuters FILE)
Updated on Jun 28, 2019 01:59 PM IST
Beijing | ByPress Trust of India

The defence policy must be prioritised

The government has enormous political capital to bring in defence reforms. Band-aid fixes won’t work

The Modi government faces a string of daunting challenges from reforming the security architecture and structuring the armed forces to strengthening the defence industrial base and military readiness(PTI)
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 07:30 PM IST

Amit Shah, S Jaishankar to be new faces in strategic CCS

Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CCS is the final decision-making body on matters related to country’s security, including defence policy and internal security .

Jaishankar, who had briefed the CCS on many occasions during his stint as foreign secretary from January 2015 to 2018, will now be part of the body(Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 19, 2020 03:12 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India
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