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2020 16-31 March Vol 67 No 6 ` 5 SAINIK Samachar IAF Providing Care and Support Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh receiving cheque for Rs 100.518 crore as interim dividend from CMD of Bharat Dynamics Limited Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd), in New Delhi on March 5, 2020. Also seen is Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Raj Kumar. Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) Shri MV Gowtama calling on Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh during interim dividend presentation, in New Delhi on March 12, 2020. In This Issue Since 1909 $5 TrillionBIRTH ANNIVERSARY Economy CELEBRATIONS Target can be 4 achieved by increased Private… (Initially published as FAUJI AKHBAR) Vol. 67 q No 6 26 Phalguna -11 Chaitra 1941 (Saka) 16-31 March 2020 The journal of India’s Armed Forces published every fortnight in thirteen languages including Hindi & English on behalf of Ministry of Defence. It is not necessarily an organ for the expression of the Government’s defence policy. 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Editor-in-Chief Ruby Thinda Sharma Senior Editor Manoj Tuli Sub Editors Sub Maj Baiju G 58th NDC, M Phil 6 POP of Integrated 8 Coordination Kunal Kumar Convocation Ceremony Officer Trainees’ Course Business Manager Dhirendra Kumar Our Correspondents DELHI: Col Aman Anand; Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee; Cdr Vivek Madhwal; Nampibou Marinmai; Divyanshu Kumar; Savvy Hasan Khan; Michael JS; Azhagudurai; BENGALURU: Guru Prasad HL; CHANDIGARH: Anil Gaur; CHENNAI: M Ponnein Selvan; GANDHINAGAR: Wg Cdr Puneet Chadha; GUWAHATI: Lt Col P Khongsai; IMPHAL: Lt Col M Vaishnava; JALANDHAR : Gagandeep Kaur; JAMMU: Lt Col Devender Anand; JAIPUR: Lt Col Sombit Ghosh; KOCHI: Cdr Sridhar E Warrier; KOHIMA: Lt Col SK Sharma; KOLKATA: Dipannita Dhar; LUCKNOW: Gargi Malik Sinha; MUMBAI: Cdr Mehul Karnik, Himanshu Singh; NAGPUR: Gp Capt BB Pande; PALAM: Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee (Offg.); PRAYAGRAJ: Gp Capt BB Pande (Offg.); PUNE: Mahesh Iyengar; SECUNDERABAD: G Surendra Babu; SHILLONG; 7 Ministry of Defence puts its might… Wg Cdr Ratnakar Singh; SRINAGAR: Col Rajesh Kalia; TEZPUR: Lt Col Harsh 9 Rice Handing Over Ceremony… Wardhan Pande; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ms Dhanya Sanal K; UDHAMPUR: Lt 10 AFMC Hosts Armed Forces Medical… IAF C-17 Evacuates Col Abhinav Navneet; VISAKHAPATNAM: Capt CG Raju. 18 12 POP of CG Law and Operations Course 58 Indians from… Published by: 13 International Search and Rescue… A Bharat Bhushan Babu, ADG (M&C) 14 Inauguration of Renovated Animal… 15 IAF Commanders' Conference… S Subramanian, Director (PR) 16 Adventure Camp to Chokramudi… Directorate of Public Relations, South Block, 17 Passing Out Parade at OTA, Chennai Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011 20 Vajra Corps Celebrates Platinum… Editorial Office: 21 IA and NCC participate in ISRO… L-1 Block, Church Road, New Delhi-110001, Telefax : 23094668 Telephone : 23092768 22 Bicycle Expedition in Memory of… Email : [email protected] 23 409 Gallantry and other Defence… E-in-C: ASCON-32078 25 Armed Force Panorama For subscriptions contact : Business Manager, Sainik Samachar, Telephone : 23092768 Indian Navy Sets Up Covid-19 Quarantine Subscription Rates: Inland (Ordinary): One Year Rs 100.00, Overseas (Surface Mail): Rs 450.00 Concessional (per year): Rs 20.00 (Applicable for Camp at Mumbai 19 dependants of service personnel & ex-Servicemen.) For all correspondence subscribers must quote their subscription number On front cover: IAF made all necessary operational and medical arrangements to ensure expeditious and safe return of our countrymen from Iran. For more details visit our website: http://sainiksamachar.nic.in Follow us on: www.facebook.com/DefenceMinIndia https://twitter.com/spokespersonMoD https://www.instagram.com/prodefense/ Total pages 36 with Covers $5 Trillion Economy Target can be achieved by increased Private Sector participation in Defence Manufacturing: RM aksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Rhas called for an increased participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing to realise the Government’s vision of making India a $5 trillion economy by 2024. In his address at the Global Business Summit on March 7, 2020, Raksha Mantri said, the manufacturing sector has the potential to reach $1 trillion by 2025 and the Government is striving to achieve the goal by implementing key flagship programmes like ‘Make in India’, besides building policies relevant to the digital-economy and fostering human-capital. Urging the defence industry to make best use of the emerging opportunities, Raksha Mantri said, a slew of structural reforms has been taken by the Government to efforts to secure a place in global the said target,” he added. create increased synergy between supply chains,” Shri Rajnath Singh the industry and the public sector to Highlighting the Government’s said. He added that the necessity decision to enhance foreign equity overcome the challenges of private of becoming internationally investment in defence. He listed cap from earlier 26 per cent to 49 competitive, globally innovative and out several steps taken under the per cent under the automatic route structurally efficient demands that ‘Make in India’ initiative, including and beyond 49 per cent to upto the private sector plays a crucial role greater scope for domestic industry 100 per cent under the government in defence production. in defence tenders, simplification approval route, Raksha Mantri said, of the industrial licensing process, Shri Rajnath Singh underlined the increase in FDI cap has begun to hike in FDI cap, making defence that while the primary aim of Defence show results. “Till December 2019, export less stringent, streamlining production is to cater to the needs the defence and aerospace sector the defence offset policy, opening of the Armed Forces, thrust is also has received inflows of over Rs 3,155 the government-owned trial and being given for enhancing exports. crore. Of this, Rs 1,834 crore have testing facilities for the private He said, Defence Public Sector been received since 2014. I am sure sector; setting up of two defence Undertakings have been encouraged that the volume of investment will industrial corridors and promotion to increase their export portfolio to increase many-fold when some of of innovation through participation 25 per cent of their turnover and the major programmes, which are in of start-ups and small and medium the Government is willing to extend the pipeline, move into the execution enterprises. Lines of Credit and grants to friendly phase,” he added. “In our envisaged Defence foreign countries over the next five Shri Rajnath Singh stressed that Production Policy, we have clearly years. “The government aims to the intention of the government is spelt out our goal to achieve a achieve exports of defence goods & not just limited to bringing reforms turnover of $26 billion in aerospace services to the tune of $5 billion in but to act as an incubator, catalyst and defence goods & services next five years. All possible support and facilitator for promoting by 2025. This will have huge would be extended to the private investment and achieving self- implications for India’s endeavours sector so that they can contribute reliance in defence manufacturing. to promote R&D, innovation and its significantly to enable us to achieve “We understand that Defence R&D 4 Sainik Samachar March 16-31, 2020 in private sector will take time to participate in defence contracts major platforms are envisaged in establish itself. To give a boost and contribute to the self-reliance defence aerospace sector including to this process, we have opened and employment generation,” he India’s 90-seater civil aircraft, opportunities through DRDO with a added. Shri Rajnath Singh expressed developing civil helicopter industry zero fee for Transfer of Technology appreciation that during the last of $5 billion in PPP model, and New (ToT), free access to over 450 five years, Government accorded Aero Engine Complex in Defence patents, access to test facilities and approval to more than 200 Corridor with industry participation. an upfront funding of up to Rs 10 proposals worth Rs four lakh crore crore. More than 900 licensing in which Indian Industry would be Raksha Mantri told the gathering agreements for ToT have been engaged in defence manufacturing that the Government has prepared a signed with industries,” he said. either directly or in collaboration road map for Artificial Intelligence in national security to make India Raksha Mantri also mentioned with foreign Original Equipment about the opportunities being Manufacturers. a significant power in defence. He provided by the Government for Describing the Micro, Small said, there is a plan to develop at the manufacture of mega defence and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) least 25 Defence specific Artificial programmes including fighter as silent performers, Raksha Mantri Intelligence products by 2024. aircraft, helicopters, tanks and said, efforts are being made to Shri Rajnath Singh assured submarines through the Strategic double their base in defence and the industry that the Government is Partnership Model that will allow aerospace from 8,000 to 16,000. open to new ideas and committed private companies to grow in stature He added that Innovations for to fully harness the energies, and become global giants in the Defence Excellence (iDEX) was entrepreneurship spirit and enterprise coming years. formulated with the objective to of private sector in the defence bring start-ups to innovate, develop Shri Rajnath