12 KOLKATA | WEDNESDAY, 29 JULY 2020 1 > Draft 2.0: Import ban on specific arms AJAI SHUKLA up maintenance, repair and over- New Delhi, 28 July haul (MRO) facilities for the equip- ment, including through the foreign he Ministry of Defence (MoD) RAFALES RE-FUELLED MID-AIR ON WAY HOME vendor’s subsidiary in India. on Tuesday issued a second The draft DAP-2020 details the T draft of the Defence procedures for “leasing” of equip- Procurement Procedure of 2020 ment and platforms. Leasing is (DPP-2020) and solicited comments expected to save money by permit- by August 10, four months after it put ting the military to rent back-up out the first draft of the new manual equipment and services, such as air that will supersede and update the transport, mid-air refuelling, current DPP-2016. MRO and simulator training, rather “Based on inputs received from than incur huge capital outlays in the environment, DPP-2020 has now buying outright. been titled as Defence Acquisition In addition to a full new chapter Procedure (DAP) 2020,” stated the on “leasing”, the draft DAP-2020 MoD. Driving this terminological also incorporates a new chapter for change is the conviction that the pol- procuring equipment and platforms icy should look beyond procurement based on software and information N COVID-19 UPDATES N (purchase) of equipment and provide and communications technology for alternatives such as leasing and (ICT). Given the rapid obsolescence upgrading. India’s first batch of Rafale fighter jets being re-fuelled mid-air from a French Air Force tanker before their of ICT-based systems, more flexible PfizerandBioNTech The draft DAP-2020 retains the scheduled stopover at the Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates PHOTO: PTI procurement processes are needed first draft’s emphasis on promoting to keep up with change. higher indigenous content in equip- Another new chapter deals with startlate-stagestudy ment manufactured in India, includ- Acquisition category Indigenous content (IC) ‘post-contract management.” This ing under licence from foreign ven- INDIGENISATION lays down guidelines and processes dors. For most acquisition categories, TARGETS FOR Buy (Indian – Indian-Designed, Indigenous design essential; for issues that arise during the con- ofleadCovid-19 shot the DAP-2020 will demand 10 per cent VARIOUS Developed and Manufactured) ≥ 50% IC tract period, which typically last for higher indigenisation than under Buy (Indian) If indigenously designed, ≥ 50% IC; if several decades in defence PfizerandBioNTechSEsaid stagesafetyandefficacytrial DPP-2016. (see graphic) ACQUISITION foreign designed ≥ 60% IC contracts. they’vebegunalater-stage oftheexperimentalshotina For the first time, the MoD propos- CATEGORIES While aiming at speeding up pro- trialfortheirtopcoronavirus two-doseregimen.The es to incorporate into official policy a Buy and Make (Indian) ≥ 50% IC, calculated on the ‘Make’ portion curement, the new procedure mar- vaccinecandidateandseta announcementcamein ban on import of specific kinds of Buy and Make ≥ 50% IC ginally slows the Fast Track goalofsubmittingitfor anticipationofPfizer weapons and platforms. Procedure, which is designed for regulatoryreviewassoonas reportingsecond-quarter “With a view to promote domestic Buy (Global - Manufacture in India) ≥ 50% IC emergency purchases. DPP-2016 October—oneofthemost earningsonTuesday. and indigenous industry as also align Buy (Global) Foreign vendor — Nil IC requirement mandated a maximum period of 112- ambitioustimelinesto date. Governmentsaroundthe the DAP with the reforms enunciated Indian vendor ≥ 30% IC 169 days for concluding a contract, Themove pushestheNew worldarenowlookingto in the Atmanirbhar Abhiyan (self-reli- including the time for trial York-basedpharmaceutical lockupsuppliesofthestill- ance campaign), the MoD will notify evaluation. DAP-2020 stipulates a giantanditsGermanpartner experimentalcandidates. a list of weapons/platforms banned The MoD has also introduced a Meeting this would require ven- slightly longer period of closerto bringingavaccine Eachhashopesofstabil- for import, updated from time to new procurement category, entitled dors to supply only the minimum 122-231 days. In both cases, delivery to market,andplacesthem isinglocaleconomiesand time,” the draft states. Buy (Global — Manufacture in necessary numbers from abroad in of equipment would take another alongsidefrontrunnerslike stoppingspreadofthevirus It is unclear whether this “no tanks, and missiles. India). This stipulates indigenisa- ready-built condition, while man- 3-12 months from the date of con- ModernaInc,whichanno- that’stakenmorethan import list” will be aligned with the DPrP-2018 also stipulates raising tion of at least 50 per cent of the con- ufacturing a larger share in India. tract signing. uncedearlierMondaythatit 650,000livesglobally. Last MoD’s Defence Production Policy exports to $5 billion annually by tract value of a foreign purchase The category also allows vendors The new procedure is being hadstarteditsownlarge, week,PfizerandBioNTech (DPrP) of 2018, which mandates self- 2025, and producing goods and serv- bought with the intention of sub- to meet the indigenous content drafted by an MoD committee final-stagetrialofashot clincheda$2billiondealto reliance by 2025 in the production of ices worth $26 billion to create sequently building it in India with requirement through manufactur- headed by its acquisitions chief, basedonsimilartechnology. supplyaninitial100million helicopters, fighter aircraft, warships, employment for 2-3 million people. technology transfer. ing spares and assemblies, or setting Apurva Chandra. PfizerandBioNTechsaid dosesofavaccineto theUS. thattheyhadselectedalead Thatsetapriceceilingofless vaccinecandidatefrom than$20perdose,whichwill withinabroader likelyimpacthowmuch developmentprogramme otherswillcharge. ThierryBollorétakesthewheelatJLR Vistara plans flights andwillproceedwithalater- BLOOMBERG SHALLY SETH MOHILE To betterfacetheuncertaintimesahead,andto findways to Europe in August Mumbai, 28 July ofinvolvingUKgovernmentinthesolution,”saysMunoz. Bollorétakeschargeatatimewhenautodemand Joining the repatriation the second Boeing 787-9 air- Lockdown Mumbai Tata Motors has appointed Thierry Bolloré as chief execu- remainsunderpressure, followingtheeasingofthe efforts to bring Indians craft will arrive in August. tive officer (CEO) of Jaguar Land Rover, following a six- shutdownmeasuresthatweighedoneconomiesaround stranded abroad, Vistara Vistara has filed for slots extended seeslowest month search. Bolloré, 57, who was Renault Group CEO theworld.JLRwasonroughterrainevenbeforethe plans to operate flights to at Delhi airport and has start- till October 2019, will take charge on pandemic,sufferingfromasalesdownturn,theBrexit London, Paris, and Frankfurt ed training its pilots as it pre- inBengal dailycases September 10. He will succeed Ralf Speth, uncertainty,stricteremissionnormsaffectingitssport from mid-August. pares for the operations. The who was at the helm for a decade. Speth utilityvehiclesegment,andadipinexportsto China— The flights would be oper- Delhi-London flight is being WestBengalChiefMinister Only 700 new Covid-19 cases will now take up the role of non-executive oneofitsbiggestmarkets. ated from Delhi under the planned from mid-August, MamataBanerjee were reported in Mumbai vice-chairman, and remain on the Tata “ThemostimportantthingforJLRisto getitscostact travel bubble and would while Paris and Frankfurt announcedonTuesday that today that too with the high- Sons board. The Tata group flagship has together.Therefore, thetop-mostpriorityofthenewCEO mark a milestone in service will be launched in thelockdowninthe est single-day testing till chosen the Frenchman over a few internal shouldbeto stay oncourseforcostreduction,anddrive the airline’s growth. late August and early containmentzonesofthe date, said Maharashtra candidates, who were vying for the top job. thecompanytowardsfreecashflows,”saidMahantesh Building an inter- September. statewillcontinuetill Cabinet Minister Aaditya “I am delighted to welcome Thierry to Sabarad,head(retailresearch),atSBICAPSecurities. national medium- “Vistara has August31asalsothe Thackeray on Tuesday. Jaguar Land Rover. An established global JLRhasembarkedonacost-cuttingdrive aimedat haul network has around 20 pilots for biweeklyrestrictionsin He said a total of 8,776 business leader with a proven track record saving£5billion($6.4 billion)andreversingrecordlosses. always been its 787 operations, placeto checkthespreadof tests were conducted on of implementing complex transformations, Priorto joiningRenaultin2012,Bolloréhadstintswith Vistara’s strat- each of them with thecoronavirusdisease. Tuesday, out of which only Thierry will bring a wealth of experience to one tyremajorMichelin,aswellasFaurecia,agloballeaderin egy. Plans were drawn over 500-600 hours of Banerjeesaidschoolsand 700 tests were found positive of the most revered positions in the industry,” automotive technology. to launch flights to London, flying experience. A few collegeswillremainclosed in the financial capital, news said N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Sons. AformerNo.2atRenault,Bollorésecuredthetopjob Tokyo, and Moscow in the more pilots are undergoing tillAugust31."Thelockdown agency ANI reported. FelipeMunoz,senioranalystatJATO afterthearrestofCarlosGhosnin2018.Hewasousted summer schedule, but the training and this will allow incontainmentzoneswill "The good news: Only 700 Dynamics,UK,saysBolloré’smain whentensionswithpartnerNissanMotorpeaked,last