Military Policy
The list of embargoed items comprises of not just simple parts but also some high technology weapon systems like helicopters and others
MoD Revises its Import Ban Decision In case the domestic industry is unable to supply equipment urgently needed by the armed forces, in the stipulated time frame, or quantity or where there are any other technical issues, specific cases of imports could be taken up to meet immediate requirement
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By Ranjit Kumar It was officially touted as a major push to Atmanirbhar Bharat (self dependent India) and promotion of indigenisation, but it seems that the defence ministry seems to have realised its follies in imposing strict ban on import of defence systems which were likely to be made available from domestic sources. According to reports, the defence ministry has revised its major policy decision taken last year on August 9, to impose restrictions on import of specified items, for which a negative list of 101 items was finalised and released to the public.
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Later, on May 31 this year, the MoD had further expanded this with a new list of 108 items. This was announced by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh himself. The restrictions on the import of 108 items that figured in the second expanded list was supposed to have come into effect from December 2021 to December 2025. According to reports the defence ministry has updated its last year’s policy decision of imposing ban on import of101 items which was subsequently expanded this year in the end of
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