Rajib Kumar Sen is the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Defence and he is responsible for the policies in the area of defence Offsets primarily. As an economist, he is also credited with initiating several policy inputs for promoting indigenization in the defence manufacturing sector. In an exclusive chat with BW Businessworld’s Defence Editor, Manish Kumar Jha, Sen outlines the major overhaul in the Draft defence policy and Offsets that will enable domestic manufacturers to meet the requirement of high quality military hardware under Make in India.
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Read MoreBharat Electronic Limited (BEL) CMD, M V Gowtama’s interacts with BW Defence editor Manish Kumar Jha where he speaks about the company’s ambitious growth plan and his focus on exports & offsets as one of the thrust areas.
Read MorePM Modi recently announced the two defence corridors and set an ambitious target of Rs 35,000 crore by 2025 in the defence production. It is in the direction that Ministry of Defence (MoD) is gearing up to address the challenges and fine tune the policies that provide impetus to the defence production in India. BW Businessworld’s defence editor, Manish Kumar Jha speaks with Dr. Ajay Kumar, Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence (MoD) at his office to discuss various new initiatives presently underway at DDP.
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