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Manish Jha

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Manish Kumar Jha is an Associate Editor, BW BUSINESSWORLD & BW DEFENCE. He writes on the Foreign affairs, International Trade & Defence. His global coverage-on the ground- spans more than 25 countries worldwide. Received International Press Fellowship award.

Latest Articles By Manish Jha

Indian Navy Concludes Two-Day Coastal Defence Exercise “SEA VIGIL”.

Indian Navy and Coast Guard concluded the first coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil. It was the largest such exercise the country had ever witnessed in recent times and saw participation by more than 100 ships, aircraft and patrol boats manned and operated by various security agencies.

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ISRO to set up Ground Station in Bhutan

India is building a satellite tracking and data reception centre in the Himalayan state of Bhutan that will also serve to counter a similar Chinese facility in the region. During the visit of newly elected Prime Minister of Bhutan to India last month, India has pledged Rs 4500 crores to Bhutan’s 12th five year plan.

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I have asked PM Modi to lift the ban of Tatra from the list of defence ministry: Czech PM Andrej Babiš on the defence cooperation with India

In an exclusive chat with BW Businessworld, PM Babiš said that he has asked PM Modi to remove the name of Tatra- a Czech defence entity from the list of banned firms under the ministry of defence (MoD).

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In 2019, I would expect a simpler version of DPP, which makes procurement possible in shorter time frame with minimum obstacles-Maj Gen SB Asthana

Maj Gen (Retd) S B Asthana is a veteran Infantry General with 40 years experience in international fields and UN. A globally acknowledged strategic & military writer, he outlines some of expectations in 2019. In a candid chat with BW DEFENCE's Editor Manish KumarJha, Maj Gen Asthana talks about the lengthy procurement process and the ever- increasing clauses in DPP that must be simplified in 2019.

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Aero India 2019 gears up with the launch of 'Drone Olympics'

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a newly designed web page here today for ‘Drone Olympics’ scheduled to be held at Aero India – 2019.The web page is open for registration of UAV players interested in taking part in the maiden event of the Aero India.

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‘HAL Is Working To Deliver Remaining Tejas To IAF By March 2019’

BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha caught up with HAL CMD R. Madhvan to discuss these issues as well as those pertaining to its future plans

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Is It Time For HAL To Buckle Up?

Is HAL capable of being the next generation aerospace agency that India needs it to be? Here’s a SWOT analysis of its strengths and weaknesses

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‘IAF Is Ready To Take On Any Adversary ...’

The IAF is an ardent student of modern warfare and has geared itself up both in terms of training as well as equipment across the entire spectrum

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Miles To Go Before They Reap

Indian B-schools are far behind global peers in terms of research and published work output. BW Businessworld looks closely at the reasons for the trend

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India successfully test fires Nuclear Capable Ballistic missile Agni V and becomes the sixth nations to develop the capability

India successfully test fires Nuclear Capable Ballistic missile Agni V which strengthens the country’s deterrence capability.

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