‘Make-in-India Archives - Defence Monitor

19 Aug

India, Japan to hold talks on deepening defence ties, ‘Make in India’ initiative (Lead)

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi here on Thursday to further strengthen bilateral defence relations, enhance strategic trust and cooperation, promote stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region, and identify new areas of collaboration, according to a Defence Ministry statement issued on Wednesday. The two ministers will exchange views on deeper maritime security cooperation and closer defence equipment and technology collaboration under the ‘Make in India’ framework, following Japan’s revision of the 'Three Principles on Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology'. The meeting provides an opportunity to…

07 Oct

Unlock full potential of Make in India and Startup India: Piyush Goyal in Qatar

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged Indian businesses to fully utilise the opportunities offered by the government’s flagship initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and ‘Startup India’ to strengthen economic relations between India and Qatar. In a post on social media platform X, Goyal said he had a “fruitful interaction” with the Indian business delegation in Doha. He encouraged them to unlock the full potential of India-Qatar economic ties by leveraging transformative programmes that promote innovation, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship. He added that such efforts would help foster shared prosperity between the two…

31 Jul

US can learn from Operation Sindoor success, ‘Make in India’ initiative: Top urban warfare experts

Washington, July 31 (IANS) Spotlighting the overwhelming success of India's Operation Sindoor, top US defence experts have suggested that Washington can learn from New Delhi's success and model some of its changes in defence manufacturing process for its own needs. In their detailed analysis for the Small Wars Journal (SWJ) - titled 'India's Wake-Up Call: Why US Defense Reform Must Match the Speed of Modern War' - leading American defence analyst John Spencer and Vincent Viola, the former Chairman and CEO of the New York Mercantile Exchange who has also served in the 101st Airborne Division, called India "a master…

05 Dec

Putin lauds PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ policy, says Russia willing to invest

Moscow, Dec 5 (IANS) President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'India-first' policy and the 'Make in India' initiative and expressed Russia's willingness to establish manufacturing operations in India. Addressing the 15th VTB Russia Calling Investment Forum in Moscow, President Putin drew parallels between Russia's import substitution programme and India's 'Make in India' initiative. The two-day forum started in Moscow on Wednesday. "Prime Minister Modi has a similar programme called Make in India. We are also ready to set up our manufacturing operations in India. The Indian government, under the Prime Minister's leadership, has been creating stable conditions, driven…

13 Sep

PM Modi ‘doing the right thing’ by promoting Make in India: Putin

Moscow, Sep 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again lauded the 'Make in India' initiative and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "doing the right thing" by promoting the policy. In his address to the plenary session of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok on Tuesday, Putin gave India's example while responding to a query about Russian-manufacture automobiles. "You know, we did not have domestically made cars then, but we do now. It is true that they look more modest than Mercedes or Audi cars, which we bought in vast amounts in the 1990s, but this…

28 May

From Rafale to Make-in-India armoury, India gets force multipliers

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) India has one of the largest armies in the world, the bravery and the courage of Indian army is discussed all over the world. The country's military strength has increased rapidly in the last few years. India has received the consignment of fighter aircraft Rafale bought from France. Modern and indigenous warships like INS Vikrant and INS Mormugao are part of Indian forces. The Vagir submarine and several missiles have also enhanced the country's military capabilities. The last installment of Rafale reached India in December last year. India has now got all 36 Rafale jets. According…

14 Feb

Manufacturing cutting-edge products need of the hour: Rajnath Singh at Aero India 2023

Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged Indian and global industry leaders to support the governments push for design, development and manufacture of cutting-edge products using critical technologies in the country to attain complete �Aatmanirbharta in the field of defence. "The overall objective is to achieve shared global peace and prosperity," he said while addressing a gathering of over 70 CEOs from local and global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) during a Round Table organised as part of the Aero India 2023 here on Monday. Singh said, "India does not want to remain just an assembly workshop and…

16 Feb

HAL invites partners for manufacturing ALH – Civil Choppers

Bengaluru: For the first time in Indian history, as a major boost to defence manufacturing and Government’s ‘Make-in-India’ initiative, HAL has offered the indigenous ‘Advanced Light Helicopter-Dhruv’ (Civil version) for manufacturing to potential Indian private companies through Transfer of Technology. Accordingly, the Company has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) for identification of Indian Partner. “Considering the increasing need of helicopters in civil operations of the country, this will be a mega deal from HAL which is the OEM and Licensor”, says Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL. HAL is the Design Authority and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of ALH-Dhruv. The Company…

01 Feb

LCH Makes Maiden Flight with Indigenous AFCS

Bengaluru: Giving further thrust to the ‘Make in India’ initiative, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited carried out the first flight of Light Combat Helicopter (Technology Demonstrator-2) with its own designed and developed Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) for the first time in the country. The maiden flight was flawless and flew for 20 minutes with the engagement of the system throughout. The development of indigenous AFCS is HAL funded project and will replace the high value imported system, says Mr. T. Suvarna Raju, HAL-CMD. The AFCS is a digital four axis flight control system capable of performing control & stability augmentation function and…

14 Feb

Parrikar not concerned with America First call

Bengaluru: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said the "America First" call of US President Donald Trump is not a concern for India or the Make in India programme. Asked if Trump's America First would come in the way of Make in India and stop US firms from participating in the programme, Parrikar said: "You should have put this question to Boeing, they are there at the exhibition... Boeing, Lockheed Martin, etc." "What I will say is what I want... I want you to Make in India. If someone wants to shift production to some other place, it is his choice.…