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.
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.