Anjali Ojha

The only big ticket acquisition by the government has been that of 22 Apache and 15 Chinook helicopters for Rs 20,000 crore. (Photo: Reuters)

Defence deals worth Rs. 3.1 lakh crore cleared, but zero movement on ground

by Anjali Ojha |Oct 14, 2015

With just Rs 1.8L cr allocated in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 budgets for purchase of hardware, Make in India initiative in the military hardware sector will remain a distant dream.

File Photo of the launch of 'Make in India' programme

Imports to be last resort, new defence policy to push Make in India

by Anjali Ojha |Aug 9, 2015

The government is now likely to provide 80 per cent of the research funding for promoting domestic manufacturing in the defence sector.

Ordinance on Land Acquisition Bill set to lapse?

by Anjali Ojha |Mar 23, 2015

Facing a road block in Parliament, the govt has now decided to go slow on the contentious Land Acquisition bill and may let the ordinance promulgated on the issue lapse.