Amit Cowshish

–The writer is a former Financial Advisor (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Defence Budget 2025-2026: Promises & Pitfalls

Amit Cowshish -
The Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 (FY’26), presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2025, provides an outlay of ₹6,81,210.27 crore for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This represents an...

Aero India 2025: Spectacle Amidst Shortfalls

Amit Cowshish -
Asia’s biggest air show, Aero India 2025, is all set to take place at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka, from February 10 to 14, 2025. This marks the...

Defence Budget: Lingering Shortfall

Amit Cowshish -
In the Union Budget for the financial year 2024-25, presented on July 23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has maintained the defence outlay nearly in line with the interim budget announced in February 2024, with...

Mediation: A Twist in Dispute Resolution

Amit Cowshish -
Arbitration, as the favoured mechanism for resolving disputes arising from government and quasi-government contracts, is soon going to be a thing of the past, except where the value of the dispute in relation to...

Self-Reliance in Defence Production: Need for Redefinition

Amit Cowshish -
It was a proud moment for India when the first production series of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A - an advanced version of the LCA Mk1 - completed an 18-minute sortie successfully. It...

Defence Budget 2024-25: Not Par for the Course

Amit Cowshish -
The total defence outlay for the Financial Year 2024-25 (FY ’24) has been pegged at Rs 6,21,740.85 crore in the interim union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 amidst widespread...

Defence Budget 2024 Likely to Stay the Course

Amit Cowshish -
In a few days from now, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present an interim budget for the coming fiscal year 2024-25. Confident that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will return to power after the...

Journey Through Time and Tides

Amit Cowshish -
  In a romanticised portrayal of India’s extensive maritime history dating back to 3000 BC, when the Indus Valley Civilisation established trade links with Mesopotamia, and highlighting its contemporary combat capabilities, the Indian Navy is...

Another Shot at Revamping DRDO

Amit Cowshish -
  In less than fifteen years since the last major overhaul of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) based on Dr P Rama Rao Committee’s recommendations, the government has constituted a high-powered committee to...

Is India Truly Self-reliant in Defence Production?

Amit Cowshish -
  Rising phoenix-like from centuries of subjugation to foreign invaders and colonisers, India has become the fifth largest economy in three-quarters of a century, overtaking its erstwhile colonial masters. It’s well on the way to...

An Asymmetrical Alliance

Amit Cowshish -
  The joint statement released at the conclusion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States of America, held from June 21 to 24, portrays the defense partnership between the two nations...

Chasing a Daunting Target

Amit Cowshish -
  India has emerged yet again as the largest importer of arms, concurrently sliding back in exports. It exposes the vacuity of the official hype over rising levels of local manufacturing and the spurt in...

An Overview of the Defence Budget 2023-24

Amit Cowshish -
  At Rs 5,93,538 crore, the total defence outlay for the financial year (FY) 2023-24, including the outlay of Rs 1,38,205 crore for defence pensions, represents a 13.02% year-on-year growth over the current year’s budget...
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