tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post6852883193387148752..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Defence offsets cross Rs 25,000 crore; bigger contracts loomBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-91915449692312076662012-08-25T04:47:53.183-07:002012-08-25T04:47:53.183-07:00Setting up of a Monitoring Wing as an adjunct to t...Setting up of a Monitoring Wing as an adjunct to the DOFA or Independent to it is a good initiative by the MoD. However, to date most agencies set up to assist/facilitate Defence Acquisition, have been ineffective and found wanting in the execution of the envisaged task. To limit this to the Offsets Procedure, the following lacunae exist:-<br />1. The DOFA stopped registering Indian Industry for manufacturing of Arms and Ammunition over a year ago, saying that they did not have the staff and wherewithal for it. As a result, a number of Indian Defence Industries who are already suppliers of Equipment to the Armed Forces and have the intent to widen their scope, are not in the list displayed on the relevant MoD, DOFA Web Page.<br />2. The DOFA as well as the DOMA/DOMW must accept Letters of Intent/Industrial Licences or some sort of Registration of Indian Defence Industry, and maintain a record of Defence Products, allowed under Defence Offsets for the following reasons:-<br />(a) The Foreign Vendor would be facilitated and would have a number of options to choose his Offset Partner. Even if he has chosen one, he still has an option for more partners in case he is unable to fulfil his obligations from only one partner.<br />(b) There are a number of unfulfilled Offset Obligations, prompting the Foreign Vendor to ask for additional time or extension to fulfil the obligations. With the DOMA/DOMW promulgating a list of Offset Obligations once the Contract is signed and de-classified, as well as list of Outstanding Obligations, the Indian Industry will be facilitated in offering products to the Foreign Vendor thus helping him in timely execution of his Offset Obligation.<br />3. The DOFA is under the DDP, who has a stake only till the Offset Partner is selected. Thereafter, the Acquisition Wing of the MoD takes on the Process of Technical Eligibility, Trials, Evaluation, Contract Negotiation and Monitoring of Execution of Contact. The DOMA/DOMW must therefore be under the Acquisition Wing to coordinate, facilitate and implement execution of Offset Obligations, as it has a direct stake in this process and is in a position to coordinate the implementation of various actions post contract.<br />Unless there is facilitation of both the Foreign Vendor and Indian Industry by Transparency in promulgation of eligible Offset Partners as well as outstanding/ongoing Offset Obligations, any new initiative is bound to fail or stagnate due to lack of vision and empowerment.<br />Brig Vivek Mehta, Veteran.Brig Vivek Mehta, Veterannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-13257271971513780962012-08-14T07:59:27.473-07:002012-08-14T07:59:27.473-07:00the offsets will be on only pen and paper.the offsets will be on only pen and paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-31673925105333110762012-08-14T02:53:27.463-07:002012-08-14T02:53:27.463-07:00yeah... offset column is filled... the vacant colu...yeah... offset column is filled... the vacant column... must have been the % ploughed backed... or let us say reaslized offsets stats... but seems it is... Nil/Zero...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-68498240914531025432012-08-13T22:23:13.947-07:002012-08-13T22:23:13.947-07:00Ajai,
So, which companies have they partnered for...Ajai,<br /><br />So, which companies have they partnered for the offset programs? Dont see any company that seems to have benefited so far. Is there a matching list of which companies are handling orders of what amount?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com