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Defence."},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"strategy. economics. defence."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=6\u0026max-results=8\u0026orderby=published"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"previous","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=1\u0026max-results=8\u0026orderby=published"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=14\u0026max-results=8\u0026orderby=published"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Broadsword"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13076780076240598482"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"2700"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"6"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"8"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8830525819078924125"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-16T18:43:00.007-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-16T18:45:21.439-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Military investigation: 4 army jawans were killed in Bhatinda in revenge for extended sexual harassment"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiwGC6erh007ymDnMytKURnnslM3krKszis4Wm2rl6cCFa5lxdi9U8zPg_DKZpG6pmJPFWcSHVaQJbp5B5Kg3T7PMXwVoCRRt5HsovQMJTS1sJ3uyLYL0y-OZkC9JC8zHJO8hDfTxD0oi-JKRbC1-V2eR66bzWZOE16J-YqXl4FXE13vMXl5aJXNyIm\/s1161\/AA%20soldier.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"770\" data-original-width=\"1161\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiwGC6erh007ymDnMytKURnnslM3krKszis4Wm2rl6cCFa5lxdi9U8zPg_DKZpG6pmJPFWcSHVaQJbp5B5Kg3T7PMXwVoCRRt5HsovQMJTS1sJ3uyLYL0y-OZkC9JC8zHJO8hDfTxD0oi-JKRbC1-V2eR66bzWZOE16J-YqXl4FXE13vMXl5aJXNyIm\/s16000\/AA%20soldier.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe four army jawans who were shot dead on April 12 while they were asleep in Bhatinda were killed by an insider, after he was allegedly sexually harassed and sodomised by them, says a senior army officer who is close to the army’s investigation into the case.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENo external groups, including Sikh militants, have been found to be involved in the killings.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe four soldiers – Sagar Banne, Yogesh Kumar, Santosh and Kamlesh from 80 Medium Regiment (an artillery unit) – were allegedly shot dead while asleep by a recruited soldier\u0026nbsp;called Desai Mohan, who used to work with them in the Officers’ Mess of the unit.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe weapon used in the killings was drawn from a military \"kote\", or arsenal.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOfficials involved in the investigation say that Desai Mohan told them he was being regularly sodomised and abused by the four soldiers who were killed.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAshamed and humiliated,\u0026nbsp;he drew\u0026nbsp;a rifle and shot dead the\u0026nbsp;four soldiers.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere is no connection\u0026nbsp;between the killings\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;any Sikh militant group. The letter put out by Sikh militant groups claiming responsibility is a lie, say army interrogators.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe waiter, Desai Mohan,\u0026nbsp;is currently in police custody.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EContacted for a confirmation or comment, the army has not responded.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgEvq1y0a3ZNE22EpGEbGDMmEjCxJmfWdKyd5YfgYdswtIvc447FBsDXgVi-USu72xk48KXMhERJU0y-CYqk3MpNKxkbAaYFKBgMrdSOkMzezBcG9xoTxLgRt0RlyV-FYU9ksApWfy9hI06zmls9F44O7sRLqUwqiek-_TfffqPYVXyRUpzQTsPYRJn\/s1796\/AA%20Type%2015.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1128\" data-original-width=\"1796\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgEvq1y0a3ZNE22EpGEbGDMmEjCxJmfWdKyd5YfgYdswtIvc447FBsDXgVi-USu72xk48KXMhERJU0y-CYqk3MpNKxkbAaYFKBgMrdSOkMzezBcG9xoTxLgRt0RlyV-FYU9ksApWfy9hI06zmls9F44O7sRLqUwqiek-_TfffqPYVXyRUpzQTsPYRJn\/s16000\/AA%20Type%2015.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EIndia's answer to the PLA's Type 15 light tank (above) will be optimised for the extreme cold temperatures and high altitudes of Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 15th April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the Indian Army on a major drive to equip itself adequately on the Sino-Indian border, the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO) and private sector firm, Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro (L\u0026amp;T) have joined hands to develop an indigenous light tank that is optimised for the extreme cold and high altitude of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHaving co-designed an indigenous, 25-tonne, light tank, the DRDO has placed a development order on L\u0026amp;T to build the first prototype, say Army sources.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) – the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) apex body for capital purchases – has granted an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), or in-principle agreement, for seven light tank regiments, each equipped with 45 tanks.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe AoN requires L\u0026amp;T – the MoD’s development partner – to build one regiment of light tanks, while the MoD acquires the other six regiments under the “Make” procedure.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe light tank will have a hull, co-developed by DRDO and L\u0026amp;T, that will house an 800 horsepower (HP) engine optimised for high altitudes. The engine will be provided by German firm MTU, which is a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMounted on this hull will be a 105-millimetre gun turret, procured ready-built from Belgian firm, John Cockerill.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt is intended to marry the DRDO’s expertise in tank design, created while developing the Arjun tank, with the heavy engineering capability of L\u0026amp;T, which is already building the K-9 Vajra self-propelled artillery gun system for the army.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe indigenous light tank was initially planned to be built on the chassis of the K-9 Vajra. This, however, was ruled out because the army placed a weight limit of 25 tonnes on the light tank, while the Vajra’s heavy chassis would take its weight to at least 34-35 tonnes.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe armoured challenge from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Ladakh is centred on China’s new light tank, the agile and versatile ZTQ 105 – also known as the Type 15 –developed by China’s North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO) and unveiled during the Zhuhai Air Show in 2016.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ZTQ 105 has a 105-mm rifled gun that can destroy enemy tanks at ranges of two-to-three kilometres (km). It also fires anti-tank guided missiles to knock out tanks at ranges of five km.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian Army currently uses Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks on the Sino-Indian border. But these hefty, 42-45-tonne main battle tanks are designed for the plains. Movement is difficult for them on steep and narrow mountain roads.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere are also limitations on how much their heavy 120-mm guns can be depressed or elevated, sometimes preventing them from engaging targets on hilltops or in valleys. That is why the Indian Army took only small numbers of T-72 and T-90 tanks into Ladakh to counter the Chinese intrusions in 2020, and used them only sparingly.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn contrast, the Indian Army has a formidable combat tradition of using light tanks in the mountains. In 1944, it used Stuart and Sherman tanks in the battle of Kohima. In 1948 these same tanks pushed back Pakistan forces in the Zoji-la pass. Against China in 1962, the army used light AMX-13 tanks in the battle of Gurung Hill near Pangong Tso and also deployed them in Bomdila and Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh. In the 1971 Bangladesh campaign, French AMX-13 and Soviet PT-76 tanks played a stellar role in the battle of Garibpur.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAlthough the K-9 Vajra artillery gun is designed for use in plains terrain, the Sino-Indian border tensions in 2020 saw a full regiment of these long-range, self-propelled guns deployed in eastern Ladakh, to increase the army’s long-range firepower.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETheir successful deployment prompted the Army to consider diverting significant numbers of K-9 Vajras for use in mountainous terrain. This requires L\u0026amp;T to build 100 more K-9 Vajras; as well as induction of the Ordnance Factory Board’s indigenous 155 mm, 45 calibre Dhanush howitzers, and imported M777 ultralight guns.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo cater for this enhanced firepower, L\u0026amp;T has built 100 K-9 Vajras in Hazira, near Surat, with technology transferred from South Korean defence major Hanwha Defense. It handed over the 100\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;SP howitzer on February 18, 2021, ahead of its contracted date.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENow the MoD is pursuing the “Vajra repeat program”, which requires L\u0026amp;T to build another 100 K-9 Vajra howitzers. L\u0026amp;T’s proposal is currently before the MoD’s “technical evaluation committee.” The commercial bid is likely to be opened this month.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2262992257234223807\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/l-gets-order-to-build-prototype-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2262992257234223807"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2262992257234223807"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/l-gets-order-to-build-prototype-of.html","title":"L\u0026T gets order to build prototype of light tank            "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgEvq1y0a3ZNE22EpGEbGDMmEjCxJmfWdKyd5YfgYdswtIvc447FBsDXgVi-USu72xk48KXMhERJU0y-CYqk3MpNKxkbAaYFKBgMrdSOkMzezBcG9xoTxLgRt0RlyV-FYU9ksApWfy9hI06zmls9F44O7sRLqUwqiek-_TfffqPYVXyRUpzQTsPYRJn\/s72-c\/AA%20Type%2015.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3827095067912124994"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-07T22:56:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-07T22:56:13.994-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" HAL inaugurates third assembly line for Tejas fighters, raises capacity to 24 fighters yearly"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4V2lWf32acpOg27Uwh-GxJD2EOFKuS31nH1VMSXqAnbZzvHTzH8bWinLgv8v7TWGZ7OoKp6XYeVsJ8Ks7hpfMOnZ1JOCQKAbz2IP0FS4xSv3qMiVrItpqredD2Q87l17SFEHFuzpF_ONR0UNB528rLVVNd6A_ima5LfDz4r_4x5jHOrJbyZFQ1ftN\/s2048\/AA%20Tejas%20line.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1530\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4V2lWf32acpOg27Uwh-GxJD2EOFKuS31nH1VMSXqAnbZzvHTzH8bWinLgv8v7TWGZ7OoKp6XYeVsJ8Ks7hpfMOnZ1JOCQKAbz2IP0FS4xSv3qMiVrItpqredD2Q87l17SFEHFuzpF_ONR0UNB528rLVVNd6A_ima5LfDz4r_4x5jHOrJbyZFQ1ftN\/s16000\/AA%20Tejas%20line.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHAL must build 40 Mark 1 and 83 Mark 1A fighters by 2028, so that the assembly lines are then free for building six squadrons of Tejas Mark 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 8th April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence Secretary Giridhar Aramane inaugurated in Bengaluru, on Friday, a third production line for the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). HAL currently operates two LCA assembly lines in Bengaluru, which allow it to churn out 16 Tejas fighters per year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The new production line will enable the company to enhance Tejas Mark 1A production capacity from 16 to 24 aircraft per year,” said CB Ananthakrishnan, HAL’s chairman and managing director (CMD).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the Indian Air Force (IAF) having placed orders on HAL for 40 Tejas Mark 1 and 83 Tejas Mark 1A fighters, it is essential to build these quickly so that the Tejas assembly lines are free for building six squadrons of Tejas Mark 2 aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESenior\u0026nbsp;HAL and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)\u0026nbsp;officials\u0026nbsp;agree\u0026nbsp;that the\u0026nbsp;Tejas\u0026nbsp;Mark 2\u0026nbsp;is unlikely to\u0026nbsp;enter production until 2027-28. Developing the Tejas Mark 2 will involve\u0026nbsp;replacing the Tejas Mark 1A’s current General Electric F-404 engine with\u0026nbsp;the more powerful GE F-4I4 and\u0026nbsp;upgrading\u0026nbsp;avionics and weaponry.\u0026nbsp;Prototype development\u0026nbsp;is expected to take till 2025 another two-to-three\u0026nbsp;years would go in flight-testing the\u0026nbsp;Tejas\u0026nbsp;Mark 2 and preparing production drawings.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the meanwhile, HAL\u0026nbsp;wants\u0026nbsp;the IAF’s order of 83\u0026nbsp;Tejas\u0026nbsp;Mark I-A\u0026nbsp;to keep the current production lines occupied\u0026nbsp;till 2028.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Mark 1-A would be faster and more agile than the current Mark I. Developing it would involve shaving off\u0026nbsp;800 kilogrammes\u0026nbsp;of weight from the\u0026nbsp;current fighter,\u0026nbsp;especially from systems like the landing gear, which are\u0026nbsp;currently “over-engineered”, or built heavy,\u0026nbsp;for safety. HAL\u0026nbsp;also\u0026nbsp;proposes\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;remove 300 kg\u0026nbsp;of dead weight\u0026nbsp;distributed across\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;Mark I\u0026nbsp;to balance the fighter evenly.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESukhoi-30MKI overhauled\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence secretary also handed over to the IAF the 100th Sukhoi-30MKI fighter that had undergone repair and overhaul (ROH) at HAL’s Nashik Division today.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHe lauded HAL’s efforts in setting up a ROH facility for the Su-30MKI and also establishing a new production line for LCA manufacturing. “The Government has come out with several\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbhar Bharat\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;policies, and that puts HAL in a very important position,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHAL’s Nashik Division has achieved peak overhaul capacity of 20 Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft per year, despite confronting supply chain issues caused by the current geopolitical situation.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Nashik Division set up a ROH facility for its large fleet of 272 Sukhoi-30 MKI in 2014, the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Having gained experience from manufacturing and overhauling MiG-series and Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, HAL mastered ROH technology with valuable support from the IAF, regulatory bodies and private industries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3827095067912124994\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/hal-inaugurates-third-assembly-line-for.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3827095067912124994"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3827095067912124994"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/hal-inaugurates-third-assembly-line-for.html","title":" HAL inaugurates third assembly line for Tejas fighters, raises capacity to 24 fighters yearly"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg4V2lWf32acpOg27Uwh-GxJD2EOFKuS31nH1VMSXqAnbZzvHTzH8bWinLgv8v7TWGZ7OoKp6XYeVsJ8Ks7hpfMOnZ1JOCQKAbz2IP0FS4xSv3qMiVrItpqredD2Q87l17SFEHFuzpF_ONR0UNB528rLVVNd6A_ima5LfDz4r_4x5jHOrJbyZFQ1ftN\/s72-c\/AA%20Tejas%20line.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5846728289409751522"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-06T18:52:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-06T18:58:23.786-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"20 years after Iraq: Defining India-US relations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCzJwYmkqKP4EmFX7zWXLrEaGSd2KYss-Bed3ODbVkkPRi4wLdbMGpv5dn6NZw-1UR-MhAtVTt6x8NzbzxsDV3wUsU_k6KChpCc_FK88uEqHY2OQBmmMEx-0fIcljPLhUXCzgyjwMFw_ab9mi7PcY5yH51uGXdOrACk2c4OsL8yojL05Yz-ODSGb2p\/s2054\/AA%20Mosul.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1534\" data-original-width=\"2054\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCzJwYmkqKP4EmFX7zWXLrEaGSd2KYss-Bed3ODbVkkPRi4wLdbMGpv5dn6NZw-1UR-MhAtVTt6x8NzbzxsDV3wUsU_k6KChpCc_FK88uEqHY2OQBmmMEx-0fIcljPLhUXCzgyjwMFw_ab9mi7PcY5yH51uGXdOrACk2c4OsL8yojL05Yz-ODSGb2p\/s16000\/AA%20Mosul.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAlong with my intrepid cameraman, Akhai Shimray, a quick snapshot at the gateway to Mosul, Iraq\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 7th April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Sunday, it will be exactly 20 years since American tanks bludgeoned their way into Baghdad and “liberated” the Iraqi capital. The previous day, Saddam Hussein had fled from his presidential palace in the Green Zone to an underground hideaway, built by his fiercely loyal Albu Nasir tribesmen in his home city, Tikrit. This would be his refuge till December 2003, when he would be captured by American troops and hanged three years later.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAs US troops spread across Baghdad, so too did the journalists. In an image broadcast across the world, a frenzied Baghdad mob, helped by a US armoured vehicle, pulled down Saddam’s bronze statue at Firdos Square. A horde of us journalists looked down on this scene from the Paradise Hotel and Sheraton Ishtar Hotel, cameras whirring.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt lunchtime on April 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, I joined the journalists’ “outdoor broadcast” (OB) line up on the roof of the Sheraton Ishtar, an important part of all television news channels’ programming, in which news anchors would discuss with their correspondents on the ground the major news developments of the day. There must have been at least 50 to 60 of the world’s top war correspondents in that line up. Squinting to my right, I saw the legendary Robert Fisk beginning his OB. “There is a sense of rebirth in Baghdad, the end of an era,” he said. “Saddam is gone and the United States of America is here as the latest emperor.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBut my attention was quickly jolted back to my own cameraperson. Fisk was there for a routine news broadcast, but I had a far more important assignment. This was the first live OB from Iraq for New Delhi Television since the US military’s capture of Baghdad. It was tempting to follow Robert Fisk’s line, but I had sensed in my street conversations the beginnings of Iraqi resentment against American occupation and an inevitable backlash of Arab pride. And so I reported.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBack in India, I followed developments in Iraq and the growing Iraqi anger at America’s inability to restore law and order and infrastructure in the battered Iraqi capital. As anger grew, and a religious-sectarian insurgency pitted Iraq’s majority Shias against the Sunni minority, I learned in New Delhi about a request from Washington for an Indian Army division (some 18,000 troops) to take over responsibility for law and order enforcement in the Kurdish areas of Northern Iraq. While the story dominated the television news bulletins, there was silence from the government. But NDTV chief, Prannoy Roy, lost no time in sensing a news opportunity. Sending for me, Dr Roy proposed that I and a cameraperson took ourselves off to Northern Iraq – particularly the cities of Mosul and Erbil – and poll at least a thousand local residents for their views on whether Indian soldiers would be welcome as peacekeepers in Northern Iraq.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn 19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;August 2003, we drove into Baghdad from the Jordanian capital, Amman, a route that we had perfected through several news reporting trips into Iraq. With our polling sheets and cameras, we began our poll in Mosul, the main city in Kurdish northern Iraq.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe poll, which was the first ever held in the biblical city of Mosul, can best be described as eventful. It included our arrest – and subsequent release – by the Peshmarga, the Kurdish militia, who were not familiar with the concept of citizen opinion. Suffice to say, the Iraqis we polled roundly rejected the notion of Indian peacekeepers, instead opting for a UN-mandated mission with peacekeepers from different countries. When NDTV ran the story, it was viewed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and PM Atal Behari Vajpayee himself ruled out the proposal to send Indian troops to Iraq.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUS-Indian relations were beginning to flower at that time, but domestic Indian politics was not geared to support the notion of a “blood price” – the sacrifice of soldiers’ lives by allied forces as a gesture of solidarity. Vajpayee was politically savvy enough to see that, while this would be a huge boost to the US-India relationship, it would be regarded extremely negatively by the Indian voter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEven so, the US-India relationship was destined to flower. The leadership role played by the Indian Navy in the wake of the Asian tsunami in December 2004, the Defence Framework Agreement of 2005 and the growing cooperation that led up to the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement seemed to have put the relationship on an irreversible trajectory, which grew steadily with the designation of India as a Major Defence Partner in 2016, and the signature of three “foundational defence agreements” shortly thereafter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, those early days of promise had all the strategic ingredients necessary for a US-India relationship to flower. It had top-level chemistry between the top leaders on both sides; it had strategic “deliverables” for both sides’ bureaucracies to focus on, and it had common tactically military objectives and defence hardware needs that brought both sides together. Today, there is little of any of this. There is a common understanding on both sides that the US needs India for containing China. There is a tacit understanding that India will buy US weaponry and defence equipment and that the two sides will exercise together to build interoperability against “common enemies”. But, beyond that, there is little tangible to drive forward the relationship.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDflU93sv3d1e1a4Lq6ddw68nsMi6EAQz7zEQavpq34iQw6C65g1asd1RneKnKkAMd1NGkWqr35VQ-nNvJiVpT86qMZUwjer_gzUmHVtBszEvoujg6SSLLpH88FqLa0Mc8Q3qWN2TNaj4saTS3m81XhVpS4wYLV6ltR85e7IgQHBqqYiWWbXt8x_gt\/s826\/1680799938-724.jpg.webp\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"465\" data-original-width=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDflU93sv3d1e1a4Lq6ddw68nsMi6EAQz7zEQavpq34iQw6C65g1asd1RneKnKkAMd1NGkWqr35VQ-nNvJiVpT86qMZUwjer_gzUmHVtBszEvoujg6SSLLpH88FqLa0Mc8Q3qWN2TNaj4saTS3m81XhVpS4wYLV6ltR85e7IgQHBqqYiWWbXt8x_gt\/s16000\/1680799938-724.jpg.webp\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003EA crucial deficiency is the striking lack of chemistry between the president of the United States (POTUS) and the prime minister (PM). It would seem as if the Democrats should be at least as inclined towards India as the Republicans. However, in fact, the Republicans have been more forward-leaning – none more so than President George W Bush. Democratic political bosses have not yet forgotten Modi’s enunciation of “Abki baar, Trump sarkaar”. The Democrats have been held back by notions of human rights violations by India, some of them true. Meanwhile India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has taken on unnecessary political battles with statements critical of America’s own human rights record. He is clearly getting his cues from the top.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence cooperation too is fizzling out, with no big-ticket procurement driving forward the relationship. India’s big purchase of 114 fighter aircraft is not going America’s way, while the proposed manufacture in India of General Electric F-414 fighter engines is making scant headway. For GE to proceed with engine manufacture in India there is a need for a “Manufacturing Licence Agreement” (MLA), for which GE would have to obtain permissions from the US triumvarate: The US departments of State, Commerce and Defence. There was a big push to get these done during National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to Washington in February. But the matter hangs fire.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5846728289409751522\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/20-years-after-iraq-defining-india-us.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5846728289409751522"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5846728289409751522"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/20-years-after-iraq-defining-india-us.html","title":"20 years after Iraq: Defining India-US relations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCzJwYmkqKP4EmFX7zWXLrEaGSd2KYss-Bed3ODbVkkPRi4wLdbMGpv5dn6NZw-1UR-MhAtVTt6x8NzbzxsDV3wUsU_k6KChpCc_FK88uEqHY2OQBmmMEx-0fIcljPLhUXCzgyjwMFw_ab9mi7PcY5yH51uGXdOrACk2c4OsL8yojL05Yz-ODSGb2p\/s72-c\/AA%20Mosul.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5214623541603935586"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-02T19:09:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-02T19:09:02.178-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Part 5:  Defence Secretary says India can make do with a defence spend of 2% of GDP"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYN90qX7MNDgi_9cyR5pg5egdD8h5AOrtHSt-yRRUDSOthxJnwrPo4c_wHFM9IR1nW9IBBgfh0M25zTPPWn7b7WvWta-0VlDFNZR1435JBHreDOX_QbjZdzCY0ohH2dSPx7wUJ1O7AGTvEl6PtSvwttDn_XgDzpTjVtolYvW_RHFN43uMJwi036LGI\/s2044\/AA%20Rafale.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1342\" data-original-width=\"2044\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYN90qX7MNDgi_9cyR5pg5egdD8h5AOrtHSt-yRRUDSOthxJnwrPo4c_wHFM9IR1nW9IBBgfh0M25zTPPWn7b7WvWta-0VlDFNZR1435JBHreDOX_QbjZdzCY0ohH2dSPx7wUJ1O7AGTvEl6PtSvwttDn_XgDzpTjVtolYvW_RHFN43uMJwi036LGI\/s16000\/AA%20Rafale.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E“Guns versus Butter”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe concluding part of a 5-part series on the Standing Committee on Defence report, which says that India will not be able to absorb more defence funding\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 3rd April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe 35\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence, which was tabled before Parliament on March 21, reveals that successive defence budgets from the Financial Year 2018-19 (FY19) to the most recent one – for FY24 – have steadily increased in real terms, but decreased as a proportion of the national economy (gross domestic product, or GDP).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence allocations have also decreased steadily as a percentage of the central government expenditure (CGE) each year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The Committee has been apprised that the total Defence Budget (including MoD (Civil) and Defence Pensions) is ₹ 5,93,537 crore for FY24, which is 13.18 per cent of total Central Government Expenditure (CGE) and 1.97 per cent of the GDP for FY24,” said the report.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003EDefence allocations from 2018-19\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E(in Rupees crores)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black; margin-left: 19.6pt; width: 654px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2018-19 (Actual)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; 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font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2020-21 (Actual)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2021-22 (Actual)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; 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border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003EDefence Spending as percentage of CGE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3b3838; 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border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003EDefence Spending as percentage of GDP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.13%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.18%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.4%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.12%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.14%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E1.97%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ENote: GDP figures from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 are as per Economic Survey 2022-23\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c55a11; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E1.6-Components of GDP at Current Prices and for FY 2023-24 are from Budget at a Glance (2023-24).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548235; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ECGE figures for 2021-22(Actuals), 2022-23 (RE) and 2023-24(BE) are as per Budget at a Glance (2023-24)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003EBE= Budget Estimates, RE=Revised Estimates, PE = Provisional Estimates, AE= Advanced Estimates\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) also told the Standing Committee on Defence that the capital budget for FY24 amounted to approximately 17.12 per cent of the total capital spending of the central government.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhen the Standing Committee asked the MoD for data on defence spending by other countries of relevance, the ministry submitted: “A like-to-like comparison of defence spending vis-à-vis that of other countries is difficult… Nevertheless, based on inputs from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) military expenditure database, data on defence budget in respect of neighbouring countries and some advanced countries, including defence spending as percentage of their GDP and share of government spending, is given below (see table graphic).”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003EDefence spending by other countries\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(In current US million dollars)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003ECountry\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 208.95pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"279\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E2019\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 208.95pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"279\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E2020\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 208.95pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"279\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E2021\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EDefence spending\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of GDP\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of govt exp\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EDefence spending\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of GDP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of govt exp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EDefence spending\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of GDP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of govt exp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EChina\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(240,333)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(1.73%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(4.91%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(257,973)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(1.80%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(4.75)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(293,351)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(1.74%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(5.03%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPakistan\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E10,388\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; 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border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E2.22%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E4.66%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;\"\u003EFigures in (brackets) are SIPRI Estimates;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Data Base”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EJustifying India’s sub-2 per cent level of defence spending, the defence secretary told the Standing Committee that, in accordance with global norms, governments usually spend three per cent of GDP on defence, two per cent on healthcare and three per cent on agriculture.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Three per cent of the GDP will be around ₹ 10 lakh crore, if we take our next year’s GDP to be around US $3.2 trillion. The MoD may not be able to absorb three per cent of the GDP. We may not require that much. What is required for the defence ministry has (already) been allocated.”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence secretary was asked whether India was spending adequately on developing border infrastructure that could compare with neighbouring countries. He responded: “Infrastructure is a very important factor in winning war. A very long-term plan has been prepared. It is being revised every year for border infrastructure. As you see, under Udaan Scheme we are building several airfields, airport all along the border and also in the interior of the country. We are developing our infrastructure like never before.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhen asked about what steps were contemplated for achieving integration among the three services and the creation of integrated theatre commands (ITCs), the MoD responded in writing.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Deliberations on reorganising the armed forces into ITCs are in progress. The ITCs will facilitate better coordination and integrated application of force which will enhance operational efficiency and optimize resource utilisation. The likely benefits will be:\u0026nbsp;Enhanced operational effectiveness; optimal utilisation of resources; synergy in capability development and (the use of) emerging defence technologies, (such as) next-generation weapons, artificial intelligence, disruptive technologies etc.,” said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5214623541603935586\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-5-defence-secretary-says-india-can.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5214623541603935586"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5214623541603935586"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-5-defence-secretary-says-india-can.html","title":"Part 5:  Defence Secretary says India can make do with a defence spend of 2% of GDP"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYN90qX7MNDgi_9cyR5pg5egdD8h5AOrtHSt-yRRUDSOthxJnwrPo4c_wHFM9IR1nW9IBBgfh0M25zTPPWn7b7WvWta-0VlDFNZR1435JBHreDOX_QbjZdzCY0ohH2dSPx7wUJ1O7AGTvEl6PtSvwttDn_XgDzpTjVtolYvW_RHFN43uMJwi036LGI\/s72-c\/AA%20Rafale.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7308956569345093327"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-02T00:17:00.011-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-02T00:18:56.179-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Software"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Indian defence equipment exports reach Rs 16,000 crore this year"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiY3BklFhOo-wZRxswALV5ZjipMXcpuzvZg3CEM9x3oN4tc34Kh5uQ05szbHGeW8Q9cur2mmO-_6XY6V3XjLyW3e07hcSX3jO9mnaeDa5i9qh4r3L06m-svFOVR9znTS1CrPGBSY7bn7TlHYwzOEsysrlOHvkrS7oMqhNamk0ZTc4uq9gv2UpWf6p7e\/s1089\/ATAGS%20firing.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"601\" data-original-width=\"1089\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiY3BklFhOo-wZRxswALV5ZjipMXcpuzvZg3CEM9x3oN4tc34Kh5uQ05szbHGeW8Q9cur2mmO-_6XY6V3XjLyW3e07hcSX3jO9mnaeDa5i9qh4r3L06m-svFOVR9znTS1CrPGBSY7bn7TlHYwzOEsysrlOHvkrS7oMqhNamk0ZTc4uq9gv2UpWf6p7e\/s16000\/ATAGS%20firing.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFrom Rs 1,521 crore in 2016-17, India's defence exports have risen ten-fold to Rs 16,000 crore this year\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;Standard, 2nd April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia’s exports of defence equipment have reached an all-time high of Rs 16,000 crore in Financial Year 2022-23, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Saturday.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis amounts to a ten-fold increase since 2016-17, when exports were Rs 1,521 crore. While India remains the world’s biggest defence importer, its defence and aerospace industry is now exporting defence products to over 85 countries.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis is an important step towards the MoD’s stated target of exporting Rs 25,000 crore worth of defence and aerospace equipment annually by 2025.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Indian industry has shown its capability of design and development to the world, with 100 firms exporting defence products at present. The rising defence exports and participation of 104 countries in Aero India 2023 are proof of India’s growing defence manufacturing capabilities,” stated an MoD release today.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Today, India, which was known as an importer about eight years back, exports major platforms like Dornier-228, 155 mm Advanced Towed Artillery Guns (ATAGs), BrahMos Missiles, Akash Missile systems, radars, simulators, mine protected vehicles, armoured vehicles, Pinaka rockets and launchers, ammunitions, thermal imagers, body armours, besides systems, Line Replaceable Units and parts and components of avionics and small arms. There is growing global demand of LCA-Tejas, Light Combat Helicopters, aircraft carrier, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) activities etc.,” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo boost defence exports, the government has taken a number of policy initiatives and brought reforms over the last 5-6 years. These include simplification of export procedures, which have been made industry friendly. Delays have been curtailed with ease of doing business measures, such as end-to-end online export authorisation.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBesides these, the government has notified three Open General Export Licenses (OGEL) for export of parts and components, transfer of technology (ToT) and for major platforms and equipment.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOGEL is a one-time export license, which permits the industry to export specified items to specified destinations, enumerated in the OGEL, without seeking export authorisation during the validity of the OGEL.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition, export leads received from various countries have been disseminated through an online portal, on a real time basis, to registered Indian defence exporters to enable them to respond to export opportunities. Regular reviews are held with Indian missions abroad to promote Indian defence products. More than 40 webinars have been organized with friendly foreign countries (FFCs) with the involvement of Industry associations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPrime Minister Narendra Modi has describes this achievement as a clear manifestation of India’s talent and the enthusiasm towards ‘Make in India’. He said the government will keep supporting efforts to make India a global hub of defence production.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003EDefence exports: Upward trend\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;(Rs in crores)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003EFinancial Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003ETotal Export Value\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2016-17\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E1,521\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2017-18\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E4,682\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2018-19\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E10,745\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2019-20\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E9,115\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2020-21\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E8,434\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2021-22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E12,814\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2022-23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; 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font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi0HZZsENBXZlbiyDeYWEjT1YkXgHJQf97R2N-A416B78AIvWqOp1iI-A0Y3XQjGZ8NpIw10sHePkCKZKEDmIlzCaY91ZScNORYE5DGSw1Ukl1t2qFtdgEzJFrfPB5Ej_1h1b87xo8wRh5ZzubKIDNtCu7hfKBWCsaXCKxErqLHFJdcBba1OYnYoiO\/s2046\/AA%20Part%204.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1354\" data-original-width=\"2046\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi0HZZsENBXZlbiyDeYWEjT1YkXgHJQf97R2N-A416B78AIvWqOp1iI-A0Y3XQjGZ8NpIw10sHePkCKZKEDmIlzCaY91ZScNORYE5DGSw1Ukl1t2qFtdgEzJFrfPB5Ej_1h1b87xo8wRh5ZzubKIDNtCu7hfKBWCsaXCKxErqLHFJdcBba1OYnYoiO\/s16000\/AA%20Part%204.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E“Guns versus Butter”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EIn the fourth of a five-part series, the IAF assures the Standing Committee on Defence that its fighter fleet is not too diverse and each different fighter type has its own use\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAjai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 1st April 2024\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAs is the case with the Army and the Navy, the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) budget allocations for the Financial Year 2022-23 (FY23) are significantly lower than its projections, according to the 36\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn five out of the last six years, the IAF’s revenue allocations were 20-42 per cent less than what it projected as its demands for those years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe situation is even bleaker for the IAF’s capital allocations, in which the IAF received between 40 per cent to 67 per cent less than its projected figure.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwIa1y_zxELDqUkVw-q1RkhsSWLTyNyskdNWOb2Bd_1v26Txmb3XNG0DSkicyE5hf2CBRhmL-evZM1Z36qVmUfOMv5znWe34uPsksj6CURH6xyjmhEniT2hd5K0q3OKl6wJE3bLYmKmLynWA2uQZUYutQJgmpI8WZCw2xgh5I8wNGX4UfJxAuL8Xw5\/s1504\/AA%20Graphic4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1170\" data-original-width=\"1504\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwIa1y_zxELDqUkVw-q1RkhsSWLTyNyskdNWOb2Bd_1v26Txmb3XNG0DSkicyE5hf2CBRhmL-evZM1Z36qVmUfOMv5znWe34uPsksj6CURH6xyjmhEniT2hd5K0q3OKl6wJE3bLYmKmLynWA2uQZUYutQJgmpI8WZCw2xgh5I8wNGX4UfJxAuL8Xw5\/s16000\/AA%20Graphic4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile the defence ministry expects that the IAF’s order for 123 Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) will galvanize the indigenous aerospace manufacturing eco-system, the Standing Committee on Defence asked the IAF if it was comfortable with inducting so many varieties of fighters.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe report quotes an IAF officer as responding: “In every air force, we will have a mix of all types of aircrafts because every aircraft has a certain role. You cannot have all aircrafts of one class. As far as LCA is concerned, it does fit in. We have to remember that it was designed as a replacement for MIG-21. The aircraft has come up quite well. It is meeting those requirements quite well. Yes, if you ask, everybody would like to have all fifth- generation aircraft. But we have to see what we can get, what is available in the market.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAF officer also pointed out the need to give a fillip to our own aerospace industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We also have to see what will happen tomorrow. If we keep buying [fighter aircraft] from the open market, we will never become self-reliant. So, we need to give a push to our own industry also. We need to hold their hands and the IAF is committed towards that. We will make a happy mix and that is why we are going in for a MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) contract for 114 aircraft,” said the IAF officer.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAsked about the LCA project delays, an IAF representative told the Standing Committee: “The last (fighter) aircraft that we designed was the Marut (in the 1950s). So, after a gap of 30 years plus, we are now trying to make a fighter aircraft in-house. We took a giant leap. LCA is a generation 4-plus aircraft. We could have gone for a third- generation aircraft with the conventional controls and with rudimentary dials and old avionics but we had to catch up with (global) technology. It was a very good step, though we have taken longer than we should have.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAF officer said this has resulted in having to overcome road-blocks, but in the end, in India developing its own design and manufacturing systems\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We were learning our lessons. We cannot call them failures but there are a lot of road blocks. Then, the sanctions came in after our nuclear test (in 1998). That caused a lot of drawbacks. That is where we started thinking that we should have most of the technologies in-house. But the fly-by-wire system of that aircraft and the entire control laws have been written by Indians in-house. In the avionics, the entire architecture is Indian, and it has been revised once fully. That means what we conceived in the beginning and what we are flying today are two different architectures. The one we are flying today is called federated architecture. If I can use the word, it is, plug and fly. You can integrate any new weapon or any new system much more easily now,” stated the IAF pilot.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Standing Committee sought an explanation on the sharp decline in this year’s BE projection, compared to the previous year, and was told it was due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Our projection last year was Rs. 85,000 crore and we finally got allocation of Rs. 57,000 crore which we consumed. This year, the projection itself has been less because of this Russia-Ukraine war as some of our deliveries are not taking place. We have already been told that those deliveries will not take place, so, we have taken that part of the component out,” the IAF officer said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ETable: Revenue and capital funding for IAF: demand-supply gap\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E53,217\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 56.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"75\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E30%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 60.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"81\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2022-23\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; 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padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 56.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"75\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E33%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"86\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E58,808\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 74.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E58,269\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 56.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"75\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E--\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E(Source: Standing Committee on Defence, Report No.36)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E^\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Figures up to December 2022\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8146832126646581655\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-4-on-indian-air-force-we-took.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8146832126646581655"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8146832126646581655"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-4-on-indian-air-force-we-took.html","title":"Part 4 on Indian Air Force: “We took a giant leap with the Tejas”"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi0HZZsENBXZlbiyDeYWEjT1YkXgHJQf97R2N-A416B78AIvWqOp1iI-A0Y3XQjGZ8NpIw10sHePkCKZKEDmIlzCaY91ZScNORYE5DGSw1Ukl1t2qFtdgEzJFrfPB5Ej_1h1b87xo8wRh5ZzubKIDNtCu7hfKBWCsaXCKxErqLHFJdcBba1OYnYoiO\/s72-c\/AA%20Part%204.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1459881319506573070"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-30T20:07:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-30T20:07:26.099-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Standing Committee on Defence: Much of army’s arsenal remains vintage"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjG9_CyoS7bu3jv64pOjFok9UHKxeWrB4wGdCwqg0IENgk0dHgC9KGBbULZ7C8o8gVCst1tNpORhFtP4jD5r4yQ2DvmV4sNn_AIY66_VNU4KEolOOHZGGMm1mzmIL9EaZ71gHt3VUnqAjvN3_CmNMieZP_LOrKxf0be_S3QHci7GOiedJuEnjJdjMcI\/s2076\/AA%20Army.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1380\" data-original-width=\"2076\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjG9_CyoS7bu3jv64pOjFok9UHKxeWrB4wGdCwqg0IENgk0dHgC9KGBbULZ7C8o8gVCst1tNpORhFtP4jD5r4yQ2DvmV4sNn_AIY66_VNU4KEolOOHZGGMm1mzmIL9EaZ71gHt3VUnqAjvN3_CmNMieZP_LOrKxf0be_S3QHci7GOiedJuEnjJdjMcI\/s16000\/AA%20Army.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E“Guns versus Butter”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe third of a five-part series looks at the state of the army’s weaponry and the need for greater funding to transition to a more state-of-the-art arsenal\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 31st Mar 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe 36\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence, which was tabled before Parliament on March 21, reveals that an unduly high proportion of the army’s warfighting equipment remains obsolescent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile discussing the recommendation made in 2018 by the Standing Committee on Defence that one-third of the army’s equipment must be state-of-the-art and one-third in the contemporary category, while the remaining one-third could be vintage equipment; an army representative stated: “Sir, you are right. It was 30:40:30. 30 per cent was to be new generation equipment, 40 per cent was to be current equipment and 30 per cent could be the older generation equipment. Currently, the situation is, approximately, 15 per cent is new generation equipment, around 40 per cent is current equipment, and the balance is the older generation equipment. So, this is the transition that we have to go about. There is some time to go before we are able to reach the ideal state of 30:40:30.”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Standing Committee report also reveals that the army has been allocated a significantly lower budget than it had projected as its requirement – both under revenue and capital heads.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the preceding five years leading to the present – i.e. Financial Year 2018-19 (FY19) to FY23 – the army has been allocated 6.5 per cent to 26 per cent less funding than it has demanded under the revenue head.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkxHYF_Gl6p8FsBIiymJO83Jysxo_5O6UYM9G3sjuYhMgn3tNppqsAOuQ2pNJTMG0Yqm6cUHLiQexAULX0YGD7ZItN9RyhBsrnanAhw_Ta44-fITFyDrr_TXEUs7V1QQfu_rAvbzeb5DC8xkcJqGHfuxVdp34vkQsSsvhCQsMCHf60OQ7LThU7yDa3\/s620\/AA%20Army%203.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"283\" data-original-width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkxHYF_Gl6p8FsBIiymJO83Jysxo_5O6UYM9G3sjuYhMgn3tNppqsAOuQ2pNJTMG0Yqm6cUHLiQexAULX0YGD7ZItN9RyhBsrnanAhw_Ta44-fITFyDrr_TXEUs7V1QQfu_rAvbzeb5DC8xkcJqGHfuxVdp34vkQsSsvhCQsMCHf60OQ7LThU7yDa3\/s16000\/AA%20Army%203.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe allocation shortfall under the capital head has been even larger during the same period – between 35 per cent and 55 per cent.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOnly in the current year’s budget, i.e. for FY24, has the army received almost the same amount it has projected as its requirement. Under the revenue head, the army has been allocated Rs 181,371 crore – Rs 3,619 crore less than its projection of Rs 184,990 crore. Under the capital head, it has been allocated Rs 37,342 crore – exactly the amount it has asked for.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn recommending that the army must be allocated the funding it has demanded, the Standing Committee has played up its role: “Indian Army strengthens the idea of India and lives by national values. Army is dedicated to preserving national interests, safeguarding sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of our Nation. The challenges before Army include thwarting proxy wars, arresting internal threats, assist the Government and the people of India during all needs and crises such as natural disasters etc.,” says the report.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the report, the Financial Advisor (Defence Services) clarified the shortfalls in the army’s capital allocations: “I would just like to mention two things. The budgetary allocations for defence are a function of two aspects. One is the demands projected by the army based on their requirements, and the other is the expenditure which they have been incurring in the past. It is the balance of the two,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“I would just like to mention that in the past five or six years, the expenditure of the Army as far as the capital is concerned, has been in the range of Rs. 25,000 crore to Rs. 28,000 crore… During the current year, it has been increased to Rs. 37,000 crore. It is based on the demand which the Army has projected. It has already been increased,” said the FA(DS)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnderscoring the defence ministry’s readiness to expedite capital procurements for the army, the Standing Committee reveals that the ministry had accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) in 29 acquisition cases worth about Rs 60,679 crore. These AoNs have been accorded during FY22, and during the current FY23 (up to December 2022). They are under various stages of the acquisition process for induction of the equipment into service during subsequent years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1459881319506573070\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/standing-committee-on-defence-much-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1459881319506573070"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1459881319506573070"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/standing-committee-on-defence-much-of.html","title":"Standing Committee on Defence: Much of army’s arsenal remains vintage"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjG9_CyoS7bu3jv64pOjFok9UHKxeWrB4wGdCwqg0IENgk0dHgC9KGBbULZ7C8o8gVCst1tNpORhFtP4jD5r4yQ2DvmV4sNn_AIY66_VNU4KEolOOHZGGMm1mzmIL9EaZ71gHt3VUnqAjvN3_CmNMieZP_LOrKxf0be_S3QHci7GOiedJuEnjJdjMcI\/s72-c\/AA%20Army.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});