 "Bhaswar Kumar")
Bhaswar Kumar
Bhaswar Kumar
Bhaswar Kumar has over seven years of experience in journalism. He has written on India Inc, corporate governance, government policy, and economic data. Currently, he covers defence, security and geopolitics, focusing on defence procurement policies, defence and aerospace majors, and developments in India’s neighbourhood.
Bhaswar Kumar has over seven years of experience in journalism. He has written on India Inc, corporate governance, government policy, and economic data. Currently, he covers defence, security and geopolitics, focusing on defence procurement policies, defence and aerospace majors, and developments in India’s neighbourhood.
Bhaswar Kumar
Weapon profile: Javelin
It is a medium-range, man-portable, shoulder-launched, fire-and-forget anti-tank weapon
 "Weapon profile: Javelin")
India's diplomacy budget falls short of what a world on fire demands
The MEA's allocation has grown nearly 50 per cent in a decade, but its slice of the Union Budget has slid even as global turbulence mounts
 "India's diplomacy budget falls short of what a world on fire demands")
Foreign partnerships in defence technology
Cooperation can work for India, with caveats
 "Foreign partnerships in defence technology")
Engines of opportunity
Indian companies are betting on small jet propulsion
 "Engines of opportunity")
MoD to seek steepest arms buying budget hike in at least a decade for FY28
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh says the ministry will seek a 35 per cent increase in FY28 modernisation funding, after fully using allocations and stepping up contracts.
 "MoD to seek steepest arms buying budget hike in at least a decade for FY28")
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit named next IAF chief, to take charge on Oct 31
The current Vice Chief of the Air Staff will take charge as the 29th IAF chief on October 31, when incumbent Air Chief Marshal AP Singh superannuates
 "Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit named next IAF chief, to take charge on Oct 31")
Ghosts of the past haunt defence FDI
An opportunistic exception to government rules heralded this liberalisation in 2001
 "Ghosts of the past haunt defence FDI")
2025 saw most state-based conflicts since World War II
The 1950s stood out as the most peaceful decade under review
 "2025 saw most state-based conflicts since World War II")
The P5 lead the race
Trillions in planned spending marks the sharpest rearmament shift in a decade
 "The P5 lead the race")
The road to somewhere
India needs a military-industrial complex because it might run out of options, experts say
 "The road to somewhere")
Govt's initial nod for ₹1.1 trillion defence buys; 98% from Indian cos
Initial nod accorded for proposed procurement of recce vehicles, indigenous helicopters, radars and electronic warfare systems across the three services
 "Govt's initial nod for ₹1.1 trillion defence buys; 98% from Indian cos")
India buys US Javelin anti-tank missiles for Army in Rs 292-crore deal
A medium-range, man-portable, shoulder-launched missile, the Javelin is designed to engage tanks, other armoured systems and bunkers
 "India buys US Javelin anti-tank missiles for Army in Rs 292-crore deal")
DRDO cleared to transfer all conventional missile tech to pvt industry
Competitive bidding to decide which Indian private firms manufacture these missiles
 "DRDO cleared to transfer all conventional missile tech to pvt industry")
Su-30MKI, T-90 parts among ₹3,000-cr defence items to be indigenised
MoD's sixth Positive Indigenisation List bars import of 405 'strategically important items' from a specified date
 "Su-30MKI, T-90 parts among ₹3,000-cr defence items to be indigenised")
India's defence sector reaches an inflexion point as private firms rise
Defence production has risen 140% since FY17, while private-sector output has grown 198%, as policy reforms increasingly open strategic programmes to industry.
 "India's defence sector reaches an inflexion point as private firms rise")
L&T's next defence bet: ₹5,000 crore in electronics over five years
L&T is expanding its defence footprint with investments in radars, electronics, autonomous systems and directed-energy weapons, while scaling up shipbuilding and defence exports
 "L&T's next defence bet: ₹5,000 crore in electronics over five years")
Rise in arms output to ₹3 trn in three years not inconceivable
Even meeting the target would leave India far behind the US and the UK
 "Rise in arms output to ₹3 trn in three years not inconceivable")
India's strategic liftoff
BrahMos is only the opening salvo in Asean's defence market battle
 "India's strategic liftoff")
An unfinished mission
India's aeroengine ambitions are at an inflexion point
 "An unfinished mission")
More than a stealth fighter
The Amca programme could deliver the defence sector's own Maruti moment
 "More than a stealth fighter")