Thursday, July 26, 2012

Adding More to the Indian Offset Policy


There are media reports that the DAC/MOD, India, has modified the Offset Policy further based on experience gained till date in its Meeting on Monday last, 23 Jul. Critical Defence Technologies for Offsets, 1.5 Multiplier effect for Offsets in SMEs, and Creation of Defence Offsets Management Agency (DOMA) has been  approved.

These are +ve changes.

Formal Govt. notification is awaited.

Friday, July 13, 2012

Defence Offset Approvals, Implementation and Credits


If malice is within the System, no amount of Policy Parameters on Offsets will take the Indian Defence Industry on high trajectory. Focus on ‘Business Gains’ will dilute the Policy in its Execution Phase. We need ‘passion and drive’ to stay on course to reach the end objective of modernizing the Indian Defence Industry.

Approval of Offset Projects at the RFP Stage keeping our needs in view, Project(s) Implementation, and Granting Fair credits are the key processes.

Must plug the ‘leakages’. Provide flexibility in the Policy Guidelines, and then execute it flawlessly without any slippages – that is the mantra for success.

Sukhwindar