Arms Acquisition Competitiveness: Relevant International Experiences Even though the Indian government has begun to encourage participation of private sector in defence systems production, it is not technologically competitive in the global market. The Chinese are giving importance to two factors: first, the civilian high technology market should increase sophisticated dual-use products that are readily available to the military. Developments of new C4ISR capabilities in the military have been a consequent result of improvements in the telecommunications sector. Ravinder Pal Singh | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Threats Emanating From Weapons of Mass Destruction Introduction The safety and security of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), commonly, characterized as nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in the current international security environment has become a dominant… Continue reading Threats Emanating From Weapons of Mass Destruction Arvind Kumar | January-March 2010 | CBW Magazine
Turbulence Rocks Islamic Republic Although Iran’s regime is under no immediate danger of being toppled, it however faces a growing number of internal and external threats which will necessitate prudent redressing. M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi | January 08, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Vote of Thanks at the National Seminar on Defence Acquisition Today, we are facing a serious challenge in trying to cope up with a rising China and in that effort we have very many disadvantages. The Chinese have a developed infrastructure on their side which we have failed to develop on our side. The Chinese have a much higher GDP, have a better developed, modernized military, and perhaps higher level of technology. Under these circumstances we have got to look for factors in our favour in the international situation which we could exploit in order to cope up with the Chinese challenge. Yes, there are. K. Subrahmanyam | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Complex Project Management: An Appropriate Monitoring/Evaluation / Course Correction Methodology Avoid persecution of the responsible parties if there are overruns, otherwise in future the managers will be reluctant to give any information for fear that it will be held against them. Project control should be seen as a tool to assist managers reach their objectives, not as a weapon of attack. Anuradha Mitra | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Challenges of Capability definition and Cost Efficient QR Formulation Services need to be very clear about their future requirements for the next 10 to 15 years based on an in depth analysis of the emerging threats and evolving technologies. While it is always desirable to seek extra capability that developed nations may be planning to acquire, but it must be kept in mind that finally the resources are limited and an increase in SQR from 90% to 95% would result in cost of equipment increasing two to three times. The cost of the technology exponentially rises with the increase in level of QRs. R. K. Dhir | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Commercial Evaluation Challenges – The Critical Task of Best and Final Commercial Offer Format – An Optimal Decision Matrix To prevent diffusion of responsibility, dedicated teams should be in place for the entire duration of a project, especially for non-R&D projects. The team should be mandated to stick to sanctioned time and cost but sufficiently empowered to make minor alterations in the scope. The team may be asked to sign a performance and integrity related MoU and assured of necessary support. This should include assured funding support because old projects may sometimes gasp for funding as new priorities take over with change of key decision makers. Shobhana Joshi | January 2010 | Journal of Defence Studies
Soldier in War – Positive Perspective A soldier may not bother about the causes of hardship, but one always cares for his close comrades, their safety and welfare and most importantly, their opinion of him as a friend and as a man K C Dixit | January 08, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Convergence of Strategic Interests between India and Japan The Joint Statement catapulted India-Japan strategic and global partnership to a “New Stage” in which the bilateral relationship is going to be deepened on all fronts, embracing regional, global and economic issues. Rajaram Panda | January 07, 2010 | IDSA Comments
Indo-Bangladesh Relations: An Enduring Partnership? Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is visiting India on January 10, 2009. Both India and Bangladesh are looking foward to resolving some of the key bilateral issues. In the light of the new political climate in Bangladesh ever since Sheikh Hasina returned to power, what are the options for India? Sreeradha Datta | January 06, 2010 | Issue Brief
