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Indigenization of Defence Production: India’s Journey from Vision to Outcomes

The Changing Landscape of Defence Production in India

In 2013 India was the top importer of arms. This dubious distinction stayed for the next five years- accounting for 12% of total global imports by all the countries

September 19, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indigenization , Defence Public Sector Unit (DPSU) , Ordnance Board , Tejas Mk II , INS Vikrant

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 1-15 August 2022

DEFENCE

RIMPAC – 2022.
DRDO successfully test fires indigenously developed laser-guided ATGMs.
Tejas Fighter Aircraft.
Army Design Bureau has signed a MoU with the Drone Federation of India.

August 22, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , India , US , Afghanistan , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , LWE , Bangladesh , Indigenization , RIMPAC , Oman , Self-reliance , Islamic extremism , Malaysia , Extremism , Tejas , Maoist , Quantum , Khalistan , Nigeria , iDEX-DIO , DAC , Niger

VIF News Digest: National Security - Defence Studies & Terrorism, 16-31 July 2022

DEFENCE

Chief of Army Staff Proceeds on a Three Day Visit to Bangladesh.
Prime Minister unveils ‘SPRINT’.
Joint Press Release of the 16th Round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting.
Marit....

August 08, 2022 Defense, National Security and Terrorism , Israel , India , China , Iran , Ethiopia , Afghanistan , Africa , Terrorism , J&K , Japan , LWE , Bangladesh , Indigenization , Oman , Self-reliance , SDF , Extremism , Somalia , Maoist , Mali , Hizbullah , SPRINT , iDEX-DIO , DAC , IslamicExtremism

Synthesizing Indigenisation: Civil- Defence Aviation Partnership towards Self Reliance

Gp Capt Asheesh Shrivastava Article

On 16 May 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced the fourth tranche of Centre's ₹20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus¹ for India. Unlike previous declarations which had addressed the needs of agriculture sector, urban poor, MSME, etc t....

June 11, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Indigenization , Civil Military Partnership aviation , MRO , Financial package , ac tyre tubes , ac batteries , aerolubes.

Vimarsha: DRDO’s Achievements in Defence Indigenization

On, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence and Chairman DRDO was invited for a talk on ‘Achievements in Defence Indigenization’ under the aegis of the Vivekananda International Foundation’s Vimarsha lecture series. Dr Reddy ....

April 25, 2019 Vimarsh , Technological and Scientific Studies , DRDO , Indigenization , R&D , Defence Indigenization , Research Centre Imarat , Combat Aerial Vehicles

Consolidate Domain Knowledge of Personnel to Execute Defence Procurement Policy 2016

Lalit Joshi

In keeping up with its recognition that ‘self-reliance in defence is of vital importance for both strategic and economic reasons’, the government has released the much anticipated Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) in March 2016. The DPP gives top ....

April 12, 2016 Defence , Defence Procurement Policy , Indigenization