Seven major defence projects under the Make in India program have failed for a number of reasons, including bureaucratic bottlenecks, technical shortcomings and a lack of political will. While the Modi government has been aggressively posturing as a pro-military government, the reality is that defence projects and acquisitions under the current regime are no different from that of the UPA regime. Defence analyst D Raghunandan and NewsClick's Gautam Navlakha provide an overview of the situation.
