Category: EXAMINATION OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION
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REFORMS NEEDED IN THE MOD
Technology is changing at pace as AI swamps our systems, nature of war and conflict is changing, India has set off a year of reforms in MOD, Integrated Theatre Commands are being ushered in and India is rising. A Vikisit Bharat is impossible without a Surakshit Bharat. In the light of these developments, Lt Gen…
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India’s Defence Budget : A Discussion in Jaipur Dialogues
Mr Sanjay Dixit and I discuss and analyse Defence Budget.
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Institutional Talk on China's Civil Military Fusion at C3S
This is the recording of a talk I gave on China’s Civil Military Fusion on 16 Jan 22 as part of the Institutional Dialogue at Chennai Centre for China Studies. The Q&A session of the talk was very interesting and thought provoking. The talk is based on an Article I had written earlier @ Civil Military…
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CORPORATISATION OF OFB – HIGH TIME FOR ACTION BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Also Published @ https://thedailyguardian.com/corporatisation-of-ofb-high-time-for-real-action/ The OFB is similar to the Boeing 737 Max aircraft which was flying with the wrong software and ultimately crashed Anonymous Earlier Articles In Series Corporatisation of The OFB- The Unknown Angel @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/05/corporatization-of-ofb-unknown-angel-by.html Why Corporatisation of Ordnance Board is a Must @ https://www.gunnersshot.com/2020/08/on-16th-may-2020-government-announced.html The recent ‘barrel burst’ of the 155 mm ATAGS Gun during trials sets…
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Why Corporatisation of Ordnance Board is a Must By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published @ https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2020/aug/11/why-corporatisation-of-ordnance-board-is-a-must-2181746.html On 16th May 2020 the Government announced the decision to corporatize OFB to improve its autonomy, accountability and efficiency. It evoked overwhelming response from the Armed Forces who felt that the step was overdue but suboptimal. Almost everyone wanted the OFB to be privatised on a PPP model. Simultaneously there were discordant notes from within OFB. The feedback indicated…
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FDI IN DEFENCE : SOME THOUGHTS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Original Article @ https://www.vifindia.org/article/2020/june/20/fdi-in-defence-some-thoughts When our Finance Minister announced the raising of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the defence sector under the automatic route from 49% to 74%1 it was reported as a ‘big push’ for Make in India. It was simultaneously reported that it will encourage multinationals to set up manufacturing bases in India or…
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Defence Procurement Advisory Board by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Original Article Published @ http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=14934370 It was long thought that nuclear, space and missile programs will provide us with Security and ‘Stability’. However ‘Instability’ due to threat from China and Pakistan has increased recently. This is happening at a time when the Pandemic is devastating our economy. The PM has responded to the Pandemic with the…
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ATMA NIRBHARTA AND DEFENCE PROCUREMENT By LT GEN P R SHANKAR
‘Atma Nirbharta (Self Sufficiency) is the only route to Strategic Independence’ Views of CDS To attain great power status India must strengthen its internationally identified weak link – defense procurement. In the current environment we either indigenize or remain a soft power. The CDS recently…
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CORPORATIZATION OF OFB – THE UNKNOWN ANGEL BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Add caption General Corporatization of OFB and ‘not privatization’ repeat ‘not privatization’ of OFB was announced with emphasis by the Finance Minister as one of the big bang reforms being undertaken in the Defense Sector as part of the Atma Nirbharta campaign. I welcome it whole heartedly. It is more than time for this reform…
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