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Manish Kumar Jha is an Associate Editor, BW BUSINESSWORLD & BW DEFENCE. He writes on the Foreign affairs, International Trade & Defence. His global coverage-on the ground- spans more than 25 countries worldwide. Received International Press Fellowship award.
During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties on both sides. The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers.
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“Increasing Chinese technological capability is an outcome of their sustained efforts in R&D. The IAF is working closely with DRDO and others to close the gap on these technological asymmetries”
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The slew of announcements made by FM Sitharaman is intended more as policy tweaks rather than radical reforms to encourage ‘Make in India’ in defence By Manish Kumar Jha
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Indian-American Aerospace expert Vivek Lall takes over as a Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation. Over a decade, Vivek Lall has been instrumental in driving major US-India defence deals and facilitating many technologically advance platforms & systems for India Armed Forces.
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Gujarat’s growth in FDI in percentage terms has been the fastest in the country. According to the data released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Gujarat received Rs 42,976 crore worth of FDI in 2019-20, which is 3.4% times in the FDI received in 2018-19.
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Again, amid the clashes and burning threat at LAC in Ladhak, IAF’s front line fighter jet Su 30 MKI scrambled & reverberated as it did during the Balakot air strike. But it is time to address capability gap too. While the first LCA Tejas Mk-1 in Final Operational Clearance standard got inducted into No. 18 ‘Flying Bullets’, 83 MK-1A version will be a force majeure. But greater challenges remain for 450 jets, Gen 5+ AMCA & capability for jet engine at the heart of indigenization. In an exclusive interaction, Chief of Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, speaks with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha on the critical steps and the thrust on R&D in aerospace.
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"There is zero specification in telecom and maybe that is why India is so poor in telecom. Research and development is needed by all sectors.”
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“Our aim is to strengthen the health infrastructure in all districts so that testing and treatment for the novel coronavirus can be provided in all district hospitals”
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The WHO has faltered in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The politics played, with China backed WHO DG Tedros Adhanom felt comfortably numb during the initial stage of the outbreak in China. Amid the crisis, POONAM KHETRAPAL SINGH, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, spoke with BW’s MANISH KUMAR JHA. The response was bureaucratic and unanswered.
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David Rasquinha, MD of Exim Bank, speaks with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha on such issues and if there will be any credit fallout due to the lockdown of markets globally.
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