Defence: Modi Sarkar's Hits and Misses

'The procurement cycle still consumes too much time; little has changed.''There is still no level playing field for the private sector.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi addresses......

Can Sitharaman get the defence dinosaur moving?

The defence minister has 20 months to learn the military's ethos, culture and to publicly bat for an organisation that feels increasingly marginalised and underappreciated, notes Ajai Shukla.......

India, Qatar sign agreements on visas, cyberspace, investments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed India’s keenness to invest in hydrocarbon projects in Qatar during talks with his counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al......

Chopper deal: 'Import should be last resort not easiest'

Regretting that corrupt practices were happening despite taking precautions, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said the government will further tighten norms to prevent controversies such as......

India's Rs 15 trillion solution to boost economy

India will need an annual investment of about Rs 15 trillion in infrastructure over the next five years, says Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry. Photograph:......

Indian CEO team to visit US to revitalise bilateral ties

For the first time after the formation of Narendra Modi government, high-level delegations of Indian CEOs are visiting the US this week with the objective to revitalise Indo-US economic......

Industry bodies close ranks on defence FDI

The dust over the controversy around foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector appears to have settled.  Leading industry body, the Confederation of Indian Industry or CII, has......

Divided CII opts for 49% defence FDI limit

Industry sources who attended the meeting said some defence company owners are arguing for higher FDI simply  to divest their holdings later for a hefty profit to foreign vendorsThe......