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SP's MAI - Issue No. 11 | June 01-15, 2014

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / NEW LEADERSHIP
  Modi Government

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has come to form the government on a development plank has begun in right earnest. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading from the front in providing a stable, strong and sustainable government, having initiated measures to give the economy...

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  AEROSPACE / NATIONAL AGENDA
  Re-energise defence procurement
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  The undue delay in defence procurements has resulted in serious erosion in the operational capability of the Indian armed forces raising serious doubts about their capability to fight a war even on a single front, leave alone fighting a twofront war.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Ajit Kumar Doval appointed as National Security Advisor

  Ajit Kumar Doval, former Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief, has been appointed as the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The appointment of the 69-year-old former head of IB to the post of NSA...

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  CORPORATE
  DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme Winners
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Thirty innovators have been awarded under the the DSTLockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme which in its eighth year received...

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
  Rejuvenating SAARC
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Opening a fresh chapter in SAARC cooperation setting aside prejudices can bring in a wave of prosperity in the region, taking the Asian Century to the next level.

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  AEROSPACE / NATIONAL AGENDA / OEMSPEAK
  'For over 50 years, Airbus Group has supported the modernisation of the Indian armed forces and the development of indigenous capabilities'

  Interview with Yves Guillaume, President India, Airbus Group

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Security breach at Venezuelan President swearing-in ceremony

  Last year, the swearing-in of Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela’s new President was interrupted by a man who ran on stage and grabbed the microphone.

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA / REPORT
  Modi-Nawaz talks Ice broken, not melted
  By Ranjit Kumar

  The swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the 15th Prime Minister provided India an opportunity to invite the leaders of the member States...

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  AEROSPACE / NATIONAL AGENDA / OEMSPEAK
  MBDA keen on in-depth partnership with India

  By Loïc Piedevache, Country Head, India, MBDA
  India’s status as the subcontinent’s largest land mass, combined with its strategic location between the major economic and military focal points...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  US indicts 10 for stolen identity fraud

  The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said 10 people were indicted recently for their roles in a $20 million stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy.

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
  Reforms in MoD urgent and necessary
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  There is no representation of the uniformed community in the Ministry of Defence. Thus it lacks professional competence in the business in which they are placed.

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  AEROSPACE / NATIONAL AGENDA / OEMSPEAK
  Hopeful of streamlined procurement process

  By Ram Prasad, Managing Director, Rockwell Collins India
  Rockwell Collins is proud to be present in India for many years and excited about the country’s growth potential under the new Indian Government.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  World Trade Center security to be tightened following breaches

  Security efforts at the World Trade Center site will be reshuffled in the wake of two highly publicised breaches, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
  Higher defence organisation
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Changes would provide a boost to defence preparedness, usher in a Revolution in Military Affairs, evolve requisite strategies and policies including for national security, response to asymmetric war, defence procurements, R&D, technology acquisition and reorganising the defenceindustrial base, etc.

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  AEROSPACE / NATIONAL AGENDA / OEMSPEAK
  Indigenisation through co-development and collaboration

  By Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India and South Asia
  Characterised by a high growth potential, India’s aerospace and defence industry is important to the country’s strategic and economic interests.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Civilian trucker kills sailor

  A civilian trucker with no authorisation to be on base shot and killed a sailor aboard the destroyer Mahan on the night of March 24 while it was moored on Pier 1 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia...

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA / OEMSPEAK
  Approach to indigenisation

  By José Luis Montes Martínez, General Manager, India Liaison Office, Navantia
  The Indian defence policy of indigenisation by developing own materials, products and systems through a network of institutions and laboratories...

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA / OEMSPEAK
  'From small steps to faster pace, key to developing India's defence industry'

  By Lars-Olof Lindgren, Chairman, Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
  India steps into a new era with a new government, new agenda and the opportunity to make fresh beginnings.