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    IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE PLEASE JOIN IN YOUR OPINION AND VIEWS ARE VALUABLE   OVERALL CONCEPT   CASA AND SIDM have been holding a series webinars on Atma-Nirbharta in the Defence Sector. These webinars have evoked good response and generated lot of thought and discussion. The topics which were/are intended to be covered in the webinars are    :-    Topics Covered   Atma Nirbharta in Defence – General. Armed Forces - The Pivot of Procurement   Current Topic   ·         Examining successful models of Atma Nirbharta – 06 Dec 20 at 5pm.  (registration link  https://ciionline.webex.com/ciionline/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec81175b2d6e57370a747e42d22337788  )     Future Topics   Policy, structural and organizational changes for Procurement Funding and Budgeting Procurement Research beyond DRDO-a PPP model Leveraging Startups for Disruptive Technologies   Making DPSUs and OFB more responsive to the Armed Forces Future of Big players in the private sector in creating eco-systems for Defe

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE PLEASE JOIN IN YOUR OPINION AND VIEWS ARE VALUABLE  CONCEPT  On 04 Oct 2020, CASA held its first webinar on Atma-Nirbharta in the Defence Sector. It evoked a good response and generated lot of thought and discussion. As we reflected after the event, CASA members realized that if India is to be Atma Nirbhar, it cannot be business as usual in the fields of defence procurement, development, modernization, production or acquisition. The current Sino Indian standoff, while enhancing India’s reputation as a net security provider in this region against Chinese assertion and aggression, has also indicated that there are some glaring deficiencies in our defense preparedness. Further, our economy has also taken a hit due to COVID-19. Hence defense budgets will be leaner than usual. There is also a drive towards jointness which is overdue. The government on its part has also kickstarted some reforms. The first being corporatization of OFB and issue of a negative

Published @  https://chanakyaforum.org/tandico-tamilnadu-defence-industrial-corridor/ Defence Industry and   Atma Nirbharta Achieving strategic independence in defence is an Indian necessity. It is a hydra headed problem. Defence budget and expenditure have reduced drastically. Warfare will be more non-contact and technocentric. Threat perceptions will change after the current Sino Indian clash. Import of defence equipment is on a downward trajectory. Self-sufficiency in defence will be the single most important constituent of strategic independence and Atma Nirbharta. In such conditions indigenous industry must step up. In future, Industry must not only meet our demands but become export oriented. In this context the Defence Corridors assume significance. Defence Industrial Corridors have an important role to play in providing a basic frame work for growth of defence industry. They should be able to attract domestic and foreign investment, coordinate activities for provision of goods

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 the entire development process back by a couple of years. This is not a first time occurrence.  It happened earlier during the development of Dhanush and trials of other guns. In most cases the cause was defective  OFB ammunition. In all such cases, procurement processes were set back by two to five years. We did not have the fighting capability for that period. We acquired that capability later at a higher cost. We