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At first glance, the government’s proposed new defence Production Policy (http://ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20Defence%20Production%20Policy%202018%20-%20for%20website.pdf), currently put out in draft form for comments and suggestions, appears to be overly ambitious in its scope and vision. For instance, the draft policy says, “to reduce current dependence on imports and to achieve self-reliance in development and…

There will be many achievements that the Indian Army will rightfully talk about today on the occasion of the Army Day 2018 but one small but significant tweaking of a long standing promotion policy should improve efficiency and effectiveness at the highest levels of the Indian Army. In December 2017,…

India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is back from Beijing after attending the BRICS national security advisers’ conclave and meeting his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, but there is no sign yet of the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at the Dolam (Doklam) plateau ending, almost two months after it…