ABOUT THE BOOK
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This book thoroughly
probes the Indian Defence industry and the policies pertaining to it. Based on
hard core evidence, it identifies the key shortcomings of this vital sector and
provides a detailed roadmap for the Modi government’s ambitious ‘Make in India’
programme to succeed in defence production sector. Though written with a clear
focus on influencing policy making, the book is presented in an accessible format
to be easily understood by the wider strategic community.
ABOUT Author
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Dr Laxman Kumar Behera is Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and
Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. As a member of the IDSA’s Centre of Defence
Economics and Industry, he specialises on issues related to arms procurement,
offsets, defence industry, military spending, defence cooperation and arms
export control. He was closely associated with two high-level Committees set up
by the Ministry of Defence on Defence Acquisition and Defence Expenditure. He
was a Consultant to the Task Force on Self-Reliance and Defence Modernisation,
constituted by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). In 2013, Dr
Behera held the prestigious ICCR Chair,
India Studies, at FundacaoGetulio Vargas (FGV), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.