Experts Speak
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Defence Exports – looking ahead
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)According to Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) annual report, the defence public sector untertakings (DPSUs), Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and...
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DRDO – In news for wrong reasons again
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is again in the news because of wrong reasons.
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BrahMos to Vietnam: Why is China bellyaching?
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s recent visit to Singapore, including attending the Shangri-La Dialogues further enhanced the revised Defence Cooperation Agreement 2015 and India-Singapore Joint Declaration...
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Two-year achievements – Tackle brass tacks
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The extravaganza post completion of the present government on May 26 highlighting achievements in the past two years was expected, as a lot has certainly happened in this period.
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Blacklisting versus defence preparedness
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The government has decided to cancel all ongoing tenders for defence...
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Upping strategic cooperation
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Iran following his recent visit to Saudi Arabia and UAE was historic, being part of India’s recalibration to Middle East and West Asia. Prime Minister Modi’s visit came 15 years after the previous prime ministerial visit.
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A Naval Thoroughbred at the Helm
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)Admiral Sunil Lanba, a Naval Thoroughbred and until recently the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, has assumed the high office of the Chief of the Naval Staff on May 31, 2016...
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Dilemma of Defence Spending
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)A report of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence stated that the enhancement in the Defence Budget for the year 2016-17 over the previous year, was meagre and insufficient.
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Are Our Politicians Losing Interest in India’s Defence?
By General V.P. Malik (Retd), Former COASAfter Kargil war, during which I made that famous statement: “We shall fight with whatever we have”, India’s defence budget was raised to 2.41 per cent of its GDP.
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FDI in Defence – Remains elusive
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In a written reply given to the Parliament in response to a question about FDI in defence, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said...
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Hi-tech Border Fence – Good, but not enough by itself
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)As reported in the media, government has approved the establishment of a ‘Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System' (CIBMS)...
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Draft Map Policy – What about defence and security?
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The MHA has released the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016, which open to public for comments till June 03. Under this bill, government Centre will set up Security Vetting Authority (SVA)...
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Shangri-La Dialogue – Sending Defence Minister is good
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)As per media reports, Defence Minister Mohan Parrikar will address the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) scheduled in Singapore in first week June.
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Indo-Nepal Relations – Something going amiss
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Before his recent six-day visit to India, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at one stage had blamed India saying his dream to develop the Himalayan nation as "vibrant" had been shattered by the "embargo imposed by India".
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Defence Spending – Faux pas in MoD
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)AK Anthony during his decade long tenure as defence minister maintained that budget allocations were more than adequate and more...
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Parrikar's China visit – Beijing remains obdurate
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s maiden visit to China was in the backdrop of China using her veto at the UN to prevent Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar being designated terrorist.
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Recipe for success
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)Unless the Indian aerospace and defence industry has access to the global market, the prospects of success of ‘Make in India’ campaign is likely to remain plagued by uncertainty
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Maritime India Summit and Sagar Mala – Strategic moves
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The first ever Maritime India Summit 2016 held in Mumbai on April 14-16, 2016, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Indigenous GPS – What it means
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with many awed Indians, watched the successful launch of ISRO’s PSLV-C33 Satellite Launch Vehicle...
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Japanese Stealth Fighter
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)The Japanese defence industry has been unshackled from the national policy of pacifism and has received the much needed impetus...
