Of Matters Military

Part - 1 Subornment: Opportunities and Concerns 1. Probity in Defence Procurements: Contouring the Vulnerability Map 2. Vulnerability of FMS Route to Abuse 3. Dark Side of Offsets 4. Offset Banking: Need for Caution Part - 2 Recent Major Defence Deals 1. INS Vikramaditya: A Highly Questionable Symbol of Friendship 2. Rafale Deal: A Procedural Transgression or a Masterstroke? 3. AgustaWestland Deal: Opening a Can of Worms 4. Audit Faults the Deal for Maritime Aircraft 5. Acquisition of Fleet Tankers: A Convoluted Deal 6. CAG Flays Government for the US Warship Deal 7. Purchase of Howitzers: Grant of Deviations to Qualitative Requirements Part - 3 Making Defence Deals Corruption Free 1. Ensuring Integrity in Defence Acquisitions 2. Combating Corruption in Defence through Self-Assessment Process 3. Defence Deals: Will Indigenous Production Eliminate Corruption? 4. Integrity Pact: A Highly Hyped Mechanism 5. Defence Offsets Undergo First Audit Scrutiny Part - 4 Agents and Blacklisting Conundrum 1. Policy on Arms Agents and Middlemen 2. Cutting off the Nose to Spite the Face: India’s Penchant for Banning Vendors 3. Penalties for Infringements: Policy Rationalised