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India Abstains and Exposes the Arms Trade Treaty
Once again India has been forced to abstain from voting in favour of a discriminatory global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – after its unpleasant experience with the NPT and the CTBT in the past. The treaty, aimed at laying down common international standards and limiting the illicit sale of conventional arms, was passed by the [...]
Impressions on China’s Second Missile Interceptor Test
China is reported to have conducted the second test of its missile interceptor system on January 27, 2013 in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.1 Quite symbolic of China’s postural patterns, the reported test comes exactly three years (and 16 days) after the first test of its ballistic missile defence (BMD) system on January 11, 2010. [...]
Defence Acquisition: International Best Practices
This book is a compendium of papers presented and circulated in the International Seminar on Defence acquisition organized by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on July 12-14, 2011. It contains 29 chapters organized in nine key themes: technical requirement and capability definition; technical and commercial evaluation challenges; optimal procedural framework; contract implementation and [...]
DF-41: China’s Answer to the US BMD Efforts
China had recently test fired the mobile, MIRV capable DF-41 missile which is reported to have a range of 14000 km. This missile adds to the existing ICBM inventory of the Second Artillery, which already operates the older DF-5A and the more mobile DF-31, DF-31A. Among the existing three variants the DF-31 with a range [...]
India’s Defense Industry: Need for Urgent Decisions
India’s growth prospects are increasingly uncertain, says a respected commentator. This was no doubt said before the Government of India (GoI) announced its decision on FDI in retail and 49 per cent in aviation. But Indians are known to swing from pessimism to euphoria with just one GoI announcement that is unlikely to quickly and [...]
A Critique of India’s Defence Offset Guidelines 2012
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently announced its revised Defence Offset Guidelines (DOG), which have come into effect from August 1, 2012. The guidelines have, for the first time, articulated the key objectives of the policy document besides adding some new features and modifying/clarifying some of the earlier provisions. Among others, the DOG has, for [...]
Rafale MMRCA Deal: Last Minute Glitches?
Media reports recently surfaced stating that the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal, which had zeroed in on the French Dassault Rafale as the fighter of choice leading to commencement of exclusive negotiations with Dassault for finalizing the contract, is far from final. These reports have been attributed to parties that [...]
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2012 and China’s Critical Response
On July 31, the Japanese government released the 2012 edition of the Defence White Paper titled ‘The Defense of Japan 2012’. While submitting the report for Cabinet approval, Defence Minister Satoshi Morimoto delivered a speech throwing some light on the document. Pointing out the rapidly changing security environment in East Asia, Morimoto particularly talked about [...]
India Launches Radar Satellite
On 26 April 2012, India successfully launched its remote sensing Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1). This success, when viewed along with the successful launch of the first long-range ballistic missile Agni 5 just six days back, speaks volumes about India’s technological growth in recent years. India’s first indigenously made Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) was launched by [...]
