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Sun, 26 June, 2016
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Sat, 25 June, 2016
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ved the mucand also they the Army in
ch delayed pe bulk produn three decad
purchase of uction of 18des since the
145 Ultra L8 Dhanush ae Bofors sca
Light Howitzartillery gun
andal.
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ncil (DAC), orth Rs 28,00will now alunder ‘Buy I
chaired by D00 crore for llow the NaIndian’ categ
Defence Mindiscussion.
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nister ManoAnother key
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was the prope.
r, took up 18at got an Accposal to bui
8 proposals ceptance of ld six next
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roved progrry Sales (FMwill be in Inal said.
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Howitzers tof offset. T
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through the The delivery ior Defence
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also shortenct period couowing intere
adakh, borde
ned the supuld not be kest in buyingering China.
ply period oknown. The og the guns w
of the guns,officer said twhich will b
, with a strithat India hae deployed
ike range ofad sent a lettin high altitu
f 25 kms, soter of requesude areas in
ources said st to the US n Arunachal
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responded wapproved it
nt will begin.
with a Lettert. This letter.
r of Acceptr will now b
tance (LOA)be sent back
) and todayto the US a
y DAC lookand the proc
ked into the cess for the p
terms and payment of
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that can be at the Indiawill provide
s,” a stateme
heli-lifted wan governmee the Indian
ent by BAE S
were first proent is progre
Army with Systems said
oposed to beessing the Fsuperior art
d.
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om BAE aboitary Sale obility at an ad
out 10 years f M777. Thdvantageous
back. “We his combat-s price with
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said it will ore than theth the US goe 2013 subm
LOA,” it said
continue to e 2013 submovernment inmission, whid.
support the mission by “un order for uilst maintain
two governunder 6 per us to maintaining delivery
nments to prcent”. “As
in (cost) escy of system
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noted the “s“While threey Septemberof indigenou
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progress” inld be delivealso cleared
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n manufacturered for userd bulk produer said.
re of indigenr exploitatiouction of 18
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need of new through FM
said at least slisting and si
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first mooted AC also rev
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under Armyviewed the on“It was decid
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lan (FARP) M and Very tion process
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made simul300 crore thr
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ference of opctober last yIf cleared, t
head LCouncil (DAthe purchasehmos missil
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witzer deal, oe. India prowherein the ns will be d
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n plans of td drones, souspicious obje
officials saidoposes to pr
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the armed fources said heect defying
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worth over Rof warships siles for air
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desperately ne howitzers
guarantee fin Strike Cor
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hase Manohar ParrRs 13,000 cro
and five fledefence are
rikar, is likelore, 45,000 et-support valso likely
ly to give a rifles from
vessels. The to come up
DAC is also y. The dronairspace. Th
likely to clenes will helphe drones ar
ear the IAF p the IAF in re likely to
needs more from the U
for supply arps now get
than 145 suUS through and maintenatting raised f
ch guns for the foreign ance of the for meeting
s agreed for d the meet onon Security(
750 million n Saturday w(CCS) for th
dollar tag. will take the he final nod,
offiarti
ficials said. Iillery guns.
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, this projects yet to proc
t is hanging cure a new ar
for more thartillery gun s
an ten years since the Bo
besides proofors controv
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f long range 6.
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the issue ofnge of more stem cost modgetary consina has place
f S-400 Triuthan 400 kmore than sixstraints, offied an order f
umf missile ms, the DACx billion dolicials said. for ten S-400
defence systC will take fillars. The IAThe DAC l0 systems an
tem to knocknal decisionAF may go last year hadnd will get th
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incoming mie tag for at lbatteries fo
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Mon, 27 June, 2016
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fence Miniswn below 40
ster Manoha0 per cent by
r Parrikar oy the end of t
n Sunday exthe NDA gov
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vernment car cent. I can to below 40
me, defenceassure that bper cent,” M
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Mr. Parrikar s
ere approximthe term of tsaid at a con
mately 70 pethis NDA go
nvention of e
er cent. Nowovernment enex-serviceme
w they have cnds, the impen here.
come down ports will be
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nt war, but wd to be fully others, we m
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may land up i
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world, inclus for the se
er said.
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or the first tevious gover
days of stosolutely no s
time in the rnments. Chiorage. India trategy for a
country, weina has creat
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ng strategic for storage six days of aid.
reserves ofof crude oil
f storage, mo
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as never thos and the U.Ss in transit.
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will be matte
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hey [includinacklisting comBofors case.s blacklisteditude. We we
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osition] also ere will I bri
we purchasedduring Kargio lift the ban
demand for ing spare pad Bofors gunl war, Bofor,” said the M
blacklistingarts used in thns. When thrs guns beca
Minister.
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whose deals ans? Exactly, torruption wo tackle enem
are suspiciouthe same haas raised, thmies position
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Mr. Parrikardefence procloped.”
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behind allowme. If a foreig
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can becomeIndian soil, i
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Sun, 26 June, 2016
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Acknowledging that the impression in New Delhi was that India was not getting access to the kind of technology it needed from the U.S., the official said it was a constant source of discussion.
Not denied, it is policy - “[In reality], less than one per cent of all exports [requests] are denied [to India]. They are not denied because of India. They are denied because of global U.S. licencing policies. We do not share certain technologies with anybody in the world,” the official asserted.
The perception in India that the denial of such technologies is reflective of India-U.S. relationship is far from the truth, the official has said.
‘On par with our treaty allies’ - According to the official, India being recognised as a “major defence partner puts it on par with our treaty allies.” Inside the American bureaucratic system, such a recognition removes a number of major export control hurdles for India.
The category of ‘Major Defence Partner’ was created specifically for India, observed Ashley Tellis, of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a top American think-tank.
“It was meant to recognise that although India will not be an alliance partner of the United States, the administration seeks to treat it as such for purposes of giving it access to advanced technologies of the kind that are reserved for close US allies,” Mr. Tellis told PTI.
Defence ties to be on the ascent - “The U.S. expects that bilateral defence ties will only grow in the years ahead, that India and the United States will continue to work together especially regarding maritime security, that India will eventually be admitted to global non-proliferation regimes, and that it will sign the foundational agreements,” he said in response to a question.
“As these developments materialise, India’s access to U.S. technology will also increase, and the “major defence partner” moniker is intended to signal to both the outside world and to the U.S. bureaucracy that oversees licensing that India is viewed as a unique collaborator and will be treated as such where access to advanced technologies are concerned,” Mr. Tellis said.
Calling India a “Major Defence Partner” is “more a term of art than a technical designation”, noted Richard M. Rossow, Wadhwani Chair in U.S. India Policy Studies at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, another top American think-tank.
“It certainly captures what is emerging as a unique relationship, exhibited by programs such as the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative [DTTI] and the establishment of a dedicated ‘India Rapid Reaction Cell’ inside the Pentagon. Neither exists for a country other than India,” he said.
“But the term ‘Major Defence Partner’ does not automatically trigger a specific process or program in the U.S. system. Our two countries are feeling their way around the contours of our defence relationship,” Mr. Rossow told PTI.
India wants advanced U.S. technology - “India desires advanced U.S. technology today, while the U.S. would like more clarity on the specific operations India may be willing to undertake in the future to contribute to regional security. It is a process that has seen great progress, which we hope will carry over into the next U.S. administration,” Mr. Rossow said in response to a question.
Over the last one decade the defence trade between India and the U.S. has increased from being almost non-existent to more than $14 billion. This is expected to increase manifold as India embarks on a major defence modernisation drive.
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of the year at would be amissives fly
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