Ashish Shukla

Private manufacturers gave it to Modi govt saying the govt has been pushing hard on greater indigenization of defence products since 2014 only and the decision to ban imports of 101 defence items is in the national interest

Indian Army is undertaking the crucial step to study disruptive warfare technologies with a view to upgrading robotics, big data analysis, IoT and robust AI defence platforms

Representing a nation that has been heavily dependent on import, the Indian defence manufacturing sector now stands at a juncture of the big change that will define the future of Indian defence

Employee unions have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from September 12, if they don’t receive any communication from the Defence Ministry by July 31

In the new proposal, ban on import of certain weapons has been mooted with a view to push for the goal of self-reliance in defence manufacturing

The employee unions of the OFB have demanded the MoD to constitute an expert committee for the restructuring of the organisation

The unions which were boycotting the high-level committee constituted after a strike in August 2019 have agreed to meet Secretary (Defence Production) on July 28

OFB employee unions have alleged irregularities in the RFP floated by the MoD for the appointment of a consultant for corporatisation of ordnance factories

The time has come to create an Indian Defence Financial Corporation, in line with IRFC, to mitigate the financial woes of the defence forces, says a former HAL Chairman

Indian Army has decided to procure another batch of 72,000 SIG 716 assault rifles from the United States through Fast Track Process (FTP)