Defence Procurement

It is administratively easy and politically appealing to debar an errant entity, but the unintended consequences of debarment can be challenging to handle in high-technology areas such as defence

• Sandeep Verma
• September 11, 2018
• Issue Brief

The benchmark price could be different from the initial cost estimate because, in many cases, the negotiation stage is reached several years after in-principle approval.

• Amit Cowshish
• November 20, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Sector-specific micro parameters that have a bearing on the ease of doing business need to be identified and quantified.

• Amit Cowshish
• October 05, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Adhering to the RTI Act in letter and spirit will lead to more responsible decision-making, greater accountability, and more credibility to the actions of the MoD.

• Amit Cowshish
• August 21, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Foreign collaborations optimised for profit, risk-sharing and a common goal of achieving technological superiority could well enable India to break into the global market in select areas.

• Kevin A. Desouza
• July 31, 2017
• Issue Brief

It would be a bold gesture if MoD decides to categorise all development projects under Make-II. This will send a strong message to the industry and to the nation about MoD’s earnestness to promote private sector participation.

• Amit Cowshish
• July 14, 2017
• IDSA Comments

Indian industry, which is the intended beneficiary of this preference policy, needs to play a proactive role in facilitating the smooth implementation of the order.

• Amit Cowshish
• July 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

To achieve strategically critical self-reliance in defence production, there needs to be a greater focus on co-development, co-production projects with important partners like Israel, with an essential emphasis on exports to third countries. For the full realisation of the potential of the India–Israel defence partnership, India on its part needs to strengthen elements of its procurement processes—including the proper implementation of laid down policies.

• Amit Cowshish
• July 2017
• Strategic Analysis

Why the objective sought to be achieved through the strategic partnership scheme could not be attained by resorting to an existing provision in DPP 2016?

• Amit Cowshish
• June 22, 2017
• IDSA Comments

While developing critical defence technologies has undeniable benefits, their acquisition through Transfers of Technology brings numerous complexities and eventually may deliver limited benefits.

• Kevin A. Desouza
• June 20, 2017
• Issue Brief