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India is preparing country-wise profiles of defence products and platforms to promote their exports and the government will stand "side by side" with the domestic industry in this endeavour through diplomatic channels, a senior Defence Ministry official said Monday. Raj Kumar, secretary, Department of Defence Production, said at a webinar that the domestic defence industry will hold web interactions with the representatives of friendly countries to figure out what kind of products and platforms they require. "We are preparing country-wise profiles of products, weapons and platforms which are probably needed by our friendly countries. So we are now planning to start web interaction led by the industry," Kumar said. "That country's defence attache, our DPSUs (defence public sector undertakings), industry, will then figure out what is in the store for us to promote there for exports," he said. Kumar said the government will be standing side by side with the domestic industry through its defence attaches, embassies and diplomatic channels to promote exports. To promote indigenous production, the Defence Ministry on August 9 announced restrictions on import of 101 weapons and military platforms including light combat helicopters, conventional submarines and cruise missiles under a staggered timeline till 2024. Kumar said a second list of import-restricted defence items will be notified soon. "This is the first list we are examining and then a second list will also come. We expect you (industry) to come forward and start investing to meet our requirements," he said at the webinar -- "Army Make Projects 2020" -- organised by FICCI. The senior official said as successful domestic bidders move to the defence equipment production stage, his department will share their details with the UP and Tamil Nadu defence corridor authorities, who "will compete in attracting your units to their respective states". He said since the three services are making efforts to push the "Make II" category of defence production projects, he will interact with project participants to understand their concerns and share best practices among the services. As secretary of the Department of Defence Production, Kumar heads the collegiate committee that approves the "Make II" category of projects. Under the Make II category, no government funding is given to the Indian company for the prototype development process. If a prototype developed by the company meets the standards set by the armed forces, an order is placed for such equipment or platforms. "Everything, whether it is defence industrial corridor, or whether it is defence production and export promotion policy, or whether it is a negative list - everything works in the same direction that we have to be among the top producers of defence items," he said. On August 9, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the ministry was now ready for a "big push" to indigenous defence manufacturing in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for an "Atmanirbhar Bharat" (Self-Reliant India). India is one of the most lucrative markets for global defence giants. The country has figured among the top three global importers of military hardware for the last eight years. The Indian armed forces are projected to spend around USD 130 billion in capital procurement in the next five years. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tech-mahindra-hcl-tech-wipro-and-likes-are-hoping-global-5g-race-resumes-next-year-bringing-some-large-deals-before-that/articleshow/77583638.cms">Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Wipro and likes are hoping global 5G race resumes next year⁠ — bringing some large deals before that</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/gaza-strips-only-power-plant-may-run-out-fuel-in-the-next-24-hours-following-israel-border-shut-warns-expert/articleshow/77584765.cms">Gaza Strip's only power plant may run out fuel in the next 24 hours following Israel border shut, warns expert</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/the-heat-is-on-mark-zuckerberg-in-india-as-facebook-and-whatsapp-incur-the-ire-of-modis-rivals/articleshow/77575358.cms">The heat is on Mark Zuckerberg in India as Facebook and WhatsApp incur the ire of Modi's rivals</a>

After import embargo, India is creating country profiles for its defence exports

The <keyword id="32723" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="defence" source="Orion">defence</keyword> ministry has approved a fresh list of 928 components and subsystems which will only be procured from the domestic industry after a ban on their import kicks in under a staggered time-line of around five-and-half years. The ministry on Sunday said the aim of the move is in sync with the government's overall aim to promote 'Atmanirbharta' (self-reliance) in defence production. It is the fourth such "positive indigenisation list (PIL)" comprising line replacement units, sub-systems and components used for various military platforms, equipment and weapons. "To promote 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence and minimise imports by defence public sector undertakings, the <keyword id="6369097" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ministry-of-defence" source="Orion">Ministry of Defence</keyword> has approved fourth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 928 strategically-important line replacement units/sub-systems/spares and components, including high-end materials and spares, with import substitution value worth Rs 715 crore," the ministry said in a statement. The aim of the indigenisation list is also to minimise imports by the defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs). The defence ministry has set specific timelines for import ban of the items, spanning the period from December 2023 to December 2028. This list is in continuation to the three similar PILs that were brought out in December 2021, March 2022 and August 2022 "These lists contain 2,500 items which are already indigenised and 1,238 (351+107+780) items which will be indigenised within the given timelines," the ministry said. Of the 1,238, 310 items have been indigenised so far, it said. The items which were already indigenised comprised 262 from the first PIL, 11 from the second list and 37 from the third PIL, according to the ministry. "The DPSUs will undertake indigenisation of these items through different routes under 'Make' category and in-house development through the capabilities of MSMEs and private Indian industry, thereby providing impetus to the growth in economy, enhanced investment in defence and reduction in import dependence of DPSUs," the ministry said. "In addition, this will augment the design capabilities of the domestic defence industry by involving academia and research institutions," it said. In a tweet, Defence Minister <keyword id="6355121" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rajnath-singh" source="Orion">Rajnath Singh</keyword> said the Narendra Modi government is committed towards indigenisation and ensuring self reliance in the defence sector. "Keeping this in mind, the 4th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 928 strategically-important Line Replacement Units (LRUs)/Sub-systems/Spares and Components has been approved," he said. "The list includes high-end materials and spares, with import substitution value worth Rs 715 crore," Singh added. The ministry said DPSUs will soon initiate procurement action for these notified items. In the last few years, the government has taken a series of measures to promote domestic defence production. <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> is one of the largest importers of arms globally. According to estimates, the Indian armed forces are projected to spend around USD 130 billion in capital procurement over the next five years. The government now wants to reduce dependence on imported military platforms and has decided to support domestic defence manufacturing. The defence ministry has set a goal of a turnover of USD 25 billion (Rs 1.75 lakh crore) in defence manufacturing in the next five years which includes an export target of USD 5 billion worth of military hardware. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/govt-to-roll-out-lost-mobile-blocking-tracking-system-pan-india-on-may-17/articleshow/100224875.cms">Govt to roll out lost mobile blocking, tracking system pan-India on May 17</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/fpi-bought-equity-worth-rs-18617-crore-in-may/articleshow/100225129.cms">FPI bought equity worth ₹18,617 crore in May</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/pm-modi-wants-us-to-start-building-rd-around-6g-technology-cisco-coo/articleshow/100224961.cms">PM Modi wants us to start building R&amp;D around 6G technology: Cisco COO</a>

Govt approves 4th 'positive indigenisation list' of sub-systems to promote domestic defence industry

<ul><li>The Indian government has revamped its import policy to curb imports of laptops and tablets.</li><li>Import of laptops and tablets will now require a licence.</li><li>Here’s how the government’s new regulations could impact the common man.</li></ul>The Indian government on Thursday revamped its import policy and announced curbs on importing several products, including laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and more. While the import of these devices has not been banned, it can only be done by those holding a valid licence for restricted imports. “Import of Laptops, Tablets, All-in-one Personal Computers, and Ultra small form factor Computers and Servers falling under HSN 8741 shall be 'Restricted' and their import would be allowed against a valid Licence for Restricted Imports,” the government said in a notification. Update: The government has now deferred the import restrictions to November 1, allowing companies ample time to apply for licences and avoid issues. “Keeping in view global supply chain arrangements and long-term commitments of the industry stakeholders, liberal transitional arrangements are notified for these imports till October 31, 2023,” said the government. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What does this mean?" comment="subhead" text="What does this mean?">What does this mean?</cmsannotation> So far, companies were to import pre-built or fully assembled laptops and tablets to the country without any licensing requirements. Now, companies will be required to licence the devices before they can import them to India. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What will be the impact?" comment="subhead" text="What will be the impact?">What will be the impact?</cmsannotation> The new import norms will require companies to licence laptops and tablets before they can sell them in India. This may not only cost the company money, it may also result in devices getting delayed when compared to earlier. While companies who were caught by surprise by the sudden announcement are still evaluating the impact of the new regulations, a<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-04/apple-samsung-halt-india-laptop-imports-after-sudden-curbs"> report</a> from Bloomberg has revealed that HP, Samsung and Apple have already put a stop to imports of new laptops and tablets in the country. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Short term impact" comment="subhead" text="Short term impact">Short term impact</cmsannotation> While companies are evaluating the impact and are in talks with the authorities, the move may have an adverse impact on both the companies and the customers in the short term. The decision comes just ahead of the festive season, where companies sell a bulk of their devices and customers usually plan their purchases to get the most out of discounts and bank offers. "The government's move is aimed at promoting domestic production and reducing dependence on imports. The industry comprises around 12 million units, and this restriction may lead to some short-term supply disruptions, especially for brands like Apple, HP, and Lenovo. Moreover, with the festive season approaching, a significant period for sales, the industry may face challenges in meeting demand," said Tarun Pathak, research director, Counterpoint Research. As companies will need some to move manufacturing, there may be some short-term impact on the prices and the availability. However, no company has changed the prices <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Reason for the restrictions" comment="subhead" text="Reason for the restrictions">Reason for the restrictions</cmsannotation> The restrictions have been put in to boost local manufacturing of laptops and tablets, similar to how it pushed for local manufacturing of smartphones. With the new restrictions, the government may want big players to push the companies to assemble or manufacture their devices in India. According to Pathak, the total laptop and PC market size is close to $8 billion and around 65% of these devices are currently imported to India. In addition to the creation of more jobs, this move may also be aimed at curbing imports from China, which makes up for a majority of laptops and tablets imported into India. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Local companies hail move" comment="subhead" text="Local companies hail move">Local companies hail move</cmsannotation> While this move may not be seen favourably by some companies, domestic manufacturers have spoken in support of the government’s decision. "We believe the government’s decision to curb the laptop, tablet, and computer imports is progressive and has the potential to boost indigenous electronics manufacturing in the country and also help in achieving Make-in-India vision,” said A. Gururaj, managing director, Optiemus Electronics in a statement to Business Insider India. “We currently hold the PLI for IT Hardware and are manufacturing laptops for notable brands. With this move, we expect further expansion of our capacity to manufacture these devices,” he added. "We are confident that valid licences will be provided to trusted industry partners which will enable ease of doing business and unrestricted access to trusted brands for digital consumers," said Pankaj Mohindroo, chairman, India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA). 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<keyword id="6354759" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bangladesh" source="Orion">Bangladesh</keyword> will soon import defence related items from India under the USD 500 million Line of Credit provided by New Delhi as several identified equipment are being fast tracked, according to Foreign Secretary <keyword id="635703" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="harsh-vardhan-shringla" source="Orion">Harsh Vardhan Shringla</keyword>. His remarks came after President Ram Nath Kovind, who is here on his maiden state visit at the invitation of his counterpart M Abdul Hamid to attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971, held delegation-level talks with the country's top leadership on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on President Kovind and the two leaders discussed several issues of mutual interest and bilateral cooperation. They reviewed the progress in the multifaceted and comprehensive bilateral ties. Addressing a press briefing here on Wednesday night, Shringla said, "As far as we are concerned, India and Bangladesh are bound by ties of history, language, spirituality and culture." He said that the defence issue was discussed during President Kovind's talks with Bangladesh's top leadership. “I think the issue of imports of defence related items by Bangladesh, you are aware that we have signed, we have extended the line of credit for defence items for USD 500 million. Under this line of credit, several items have been identified and being fast tracked. They're in fairly advanced stages of being processed… we will see certain defence items exports from India coming to Bangladesh and this is something that we would like to see,” the foreign secretary said. Sringla said that “essentially the entire gamut of cooperation, whether it is training, exchanges, joint manufacturing in the defence sector, this is something that we would like to see enhanced”. In 2019, India provided USD 500 million Line of Credit to Bangladesh for defence-related procurement in the neighbouring country. Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) entered into an agreement on April 11 with Bangladesh's Armed Forces Division for making available to the latter a Government of India-supported LoC of USD 500 million. The LoC is for the purpose of financing defence-related procurement in Bangladesh. In April 2017 during Prime Minister Hasina's visit to New Delhi, India committed USD 500 million LoC for Bangladesh's defence. President Kovind on Wednesday assured the top leadership here that Bangladesh has a "special place" in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and underlined that the bilateral relationship based on sovereignty, equality, trust and understanding is mature enough to handle the "most complex of problems". SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/indias-most-valuable-startup-may-go-public-in-us-at-48-billion-valuation/articleshow/88318989.cms">India’s most valuable startup may go public in US at $48 billion valuation</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/miui-13-release-date-expected-features-and-supported-devices/articleshow/88319536.cms">MIUI 13: Release date, expected features and supported devices</a>

Bangladesh to import defence items from India under $500-million LoC

Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword> on Wednesday assured the new generation entrepreneurs in the defence equipment world that the 'Made in <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>' products will get priority in defence procurement. Sixty-eight per cent of the defence budget has been earmarked for indigenous products, he added. While inaugurating the defExpo-2022 here, the Prime Minister also launched the Indian Military Airworthiness Procedures (IMAP), HTT-40, Indian Defence Mart and defence <keyword id="15298793" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="space-msn" source="Orion">Space Msn</keyword> besides virtually laying the foundation stone for the DEESA Airfield. He said the country was once a net importer of defence equipment, but over the last eight years, defence manufactured in India is in demand across the world, and the exports have grown eight times. It has touched USD 1.59 billion, and the country targets to achieve the USD 5 billion mark in the next five years. Citing the success of the Brahmos missile, Prime Minister <keyword id="6354642" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="modi" source="Orion">Modi</keyword> said it is placed in one of the best technology missile categories and many countries have evinced interest in buying it. All three defence wings and indigenous companies' innovations are putting the nation on global armament nation. INS Vikrant aircraft carrier, Lightweight Helicopter 'Prachand' and tanks and indigenous combat guns are the pride of India, he said. "In the coming years, Space Diplomacy is going to take India to a new height as our satellites will be sharing real-time access with 60 developing countries. <keyword id="62000" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="maritime-security" source="Orion">Maritime Security</keyword> is a global priority and India has taken initiative in maritime security in the Indian Ocean region, in which 46 friendly countries are working on it," he said. Some 450 Memoranda of Understandings and agreements are going to be signed during these four days of DefExpo-2022. The Prime Minister, without naming the Congress, said, "Earlier pigeons were released, now Cheetah is now released, this is the difference of the government." He added in the past years, "our majority budget was going into importing defence equipment, now the time has changed. All three defence wings have made a list of 411 equipment which will be purchased from domestic manufacturers, only select items will now be imported," he added. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indians-to-benefit-as-canada-aims-to-grant-citizenship-to-300000-people-in-2022-23/articleshow/94956352.cms">Indians to benefit as Canada aims to grant citizenship to 300,000 people in 2022-23</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/over-50-lakh-vehicles-deregistered-in-delhi-till-oct-17-this-year/articleshow/94956121.cms">Over 50 lakh vehicles deregistered in Delhi till Oct 17 this year</a>

68% of defence budget allocated for procuring indigenous equipment: PM

<ul><li><keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>’s status has been elevated from a trading partner to Strategic <keyword id="44844" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Trade">Trade</keyword> Authorization status (STA-1). </li><li>This might make India more favourable to the Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA). </li><li>Strict control and licensing on the sale of high-tech <keyword id="32723" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Defence">defence</keyword> and non-defence products between the two countries will also be eased. </li></ul>On Monday, the <keyword id="6354458" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="US">US</keyword> elevated India’s status from a trading partner to Strategic Trade Authorization status (STA-1) which is the status that it has given only to 36 countries that are largely NATO allies. India is the only south-asian country on this list. This means that the US has eased export restrictions on high-technology product sales to India and authorises India to export, re-export and transfer (in-country) specified items. The status is very important under the US export control regime, and publicly acknowledges US-India security and economic relationship. This will increase and speed up the sale of high-tech defence and non-defence products between the two nations, that are otherwise subjected to strict controls and licensing. India will now be able to access latest defense technologies as easily as US’ closest allies. It might also accelerate the talk in India about signing the Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) , which is a pact that will allow high-end secured communication equipment. It is one of the three agreements that the US has with its closest military allies and though that seems positive, India has concerns about giving away access to sensitive military communication if it signs the agreement with the US. Interestingly, this new status for India came at a time when the country has finalised its decision to go in for a missile defence system from the US to protect parts of the capital -New Delhi. One of the main reasons behind India's elevation could be that India and the US share an interest in countering China's expanding economic and military power. The US has become one of India’s top arms supplier, selling more than $15 billion of weapons over the past decade.

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To expand the domestic <keyword id="2377476" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="defence-manufacturing">defence manufacturing</keyword> ecosystem, a negative list of weapons and platforms would be notified with year-wise timelines for placing an embargo on import of such items from those dates. As per the draft <keyword id="9695994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="defence-production-and-export-promotion-policy">Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy</keyword> (DPEPP 2020) announced on Monday, this list would be updated periodically, without compromising on the operational requirements of the Services, to allow lead-time to industry to prepare itself for any such procurement which is likely to come up, subsequent to the indicated embargo date. The policy proposes a Technology Assessment Cell (TAC) in coordination with the services, which would assess the industrial capability for design, development and production including re-engineering for production of various major systems like <keyword id="386104" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Armoured-Vehicles">armoured vehicles</keyword>, <keyword id="117400" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Submarines">submarines</keyword>, fighter aircraft, <keyword id="54022" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="helicopters">helicopters</keyword>, radars with the major industries in the country. A Project Management Unit (PMU), with representation from the Services, would be set up to support the acquisition process and facilitate management of the contracts. This setup would bring in expertise to the process of acquisition as well as create focus and synergy in building military capabilities. With self- reliance as the motto, aim is to move away from licensed production to Design, Develop and produce wherein the Nation owns the Design Rights and IP of the systems. "Our Armed forces have over the years acquired a range of platforms from diverse sources leading to a buildup of spares and consumables which has resulted in sub-optimal planning and resource allocation. Efforts would be made to adopt a family of weapons approach to standardize and optimize inventory and supply chain management," the policy said. In addition, efforts would be made to provide the industry greater visibility into the likely opportunities in the defence sector. Understanding future capital acquisition priorities will enable industry to develop technologies, carry out necessary ground work and position themselves in an optimal manner to compete at the appropriate time. In order to enhance procurement from domestic industry, it is incumbent that procurement is doubled from the current Rs 70,000 crore to Rs 1,40,000 crore by 2025. In order to achieve this objective, it is proposed to carve out a distinct budget head for domestic capital procurement. The policy will also strive for enhancing allocation for domestic capital procurement at the rate of minimum 15 per cent per annum for the next five years. Various studies have over the years brought out the need to enhance cost effectiveness and improve efficiency in the use of MoD's resources. Efforts would be made to scrutinize, evaluate and optimize various items of expenditure in the Defence budget. The policy says that investment promotion would be encouraged to provide specific focus on certain identified segments and technological areas. Investments in aviation sector which help in co-development and strengthening defence ecosystem would be facilitated in association with the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Efforts would be made to address the identified gaps in those segments and offer incentives to global OEMs and domestic industry to set up design and manufacturing facilities in India. The investments in these segments would also be channelized by offering high multipliers through offsets obligations. Development of aero engines complex is a priority area. While significant improvements have been made, there are still critical gaps in the aero engine segment for future development programmes as well as for taking up the engine related MRO activities of the current inventory of platforms. The two Defence Corridors set up in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh would be specifically targeted by providing additional support as well as by offering higher multipliers for offset discharge for investments flowing into the Defence Corridors. 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