India's Pursuit Of Self-Reliance In Defence Manufacturing And The Challenges Ahead - Government, Public Sector
DAP) 2020 has increased the indigenous content requirement in all categories of defence procurement. 10 The DAP 2020 has also proposed other measures to increase indigenisation such as increase in indigenous availability of high-end military materials, the use of indigenous software in equipment/systems and a boost to innovation by start-ups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ( MSMEs). For a discussion on the changes introduced in the DAP 2020, please see our previous article, here. Challenges to achieving self-reliance While the industry stakeholders welcomed these new measures, the ...