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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.
India should focus more on indigenous defence production to reduce import in the defence sector, and to become self-reliant in technology
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A bold decision on J&K, but a pall in the markets, job losses and a slowdown in manufacturing, add up to more misses than hits for Modi 2.0
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Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria will take over as the new Chief of Indian Air Force on September 30. Notably, he has flown 26 types of fighters and transport aircraft and was a chief test pilot for India's home grown LCA Tejas. Imminently, he is tasked to ratchet up the depleting squadron of IAF.
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She announced an additional credit support of up to Rs 68,000 crore in the priority sector lending, along, a higher insurance cover will be given by banks to lend working capital for exports, which will reduce the burden on exporters.
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Japan's JAXA collaborates With ISRO for Smart Lander for Investigating Moon. India and Japan under the agreement are working on the joint lunar polar exploration that will be launched in early 2020s.
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BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha chats with L&T’s Senior Vice President, Defence & Aerospace, Jayant Patil, about industry’s role in space research
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As India joins the scramble for a berth in outer space, BW Businessworld takes a close look at ISRO’s aspirational ventures and the nascent startup ecosystem on space research and exploration
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Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha spoke to the new German ambassador to India, Walter Lindner, at Gandhi-Mandela Peace Event & Awards, co-presented by BW Businessworld
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Australia’s role in the Indo - Pacific region is increasingly becoming important due to the fading of US strategic predominance and the growing ambition of China. BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha speaks with Harinder Sidhu, the Australia High Commissioner who has initiated action points towards Indo-Australian defence cooperation. Excerpts:
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While the Indian government has begun to evaluate the 114 Multi Medium Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) 2.0 afresh, Boeing has offered its Super Hornet F/A-18 for the IAF and the Indian Navy. Boeing says the Super Hornet offers “affordable stealth” because it is designed to be more reliable and therefore costs far less to operate than other fighters. Leanne Caret, President & CEO, Boeing Defence Space & Security, in an exclusive chat with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha, charts out her plan to bring advanced aircraft manufacturing facility to India.
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