Reply: Refer to an earlier reply to a similar query, at http://idsa.in/askanexpert/privateinvestmentsindefencesector
Also, refer to following publications:
Sandeep Verma, “A Level-Playing Field that Isn’t: How India’s Defence Offset Procedures Could Discriminate against Indian Bidders”, January 15, 2013, at http://idsa.in/idsacomments/DefenceOffsetProceduresCould_SandeepVerma_150113
S.N. Misra, “Impact of Offset Policy on India’s Military Industrial Capability, Journal of Defence Studies, 5 (3), July-December 2011, at
http://idsa.in/jds/5_3_2011_ImpactofOffsetPolicyonIndiaMilitaryIndustrialCapability_SNMisra
Laxman K. Behera, “A Case for Increasing FDI up to 100 per cent in India’s Defence Industry”, Issue Brief, August 9, 2011, at
http://idsa.in/policybrief/ACaseforIncreasingFDIupto100percentinIndiasDefenceIndustry
Moving on with the Defence & Security of India
Ministry of Defence which accounts for 13-14 per cent of the central government expenditure, if one also takes into account the expenditure on defence pensions, could come under some pressure to prepare an action plan as the outcome of what it does is often intangible, undisclosable, or simply unmeasurable. The author puts forward some suggestions.