Modi Government gives three months to defence forces to buy weapons under emergency clause

The Modi Government has given the defence forces three more months to procure military systems under the emergency clause in order to be properly prepared for the war.

Since April-May, India and China have been engaged in a border dispute in the Ladakh region, deploying forces opposite each other after the Chinese aggression there.

The three forces, Army, Navy and Air Force, were given emergency powers to acquire or lease any arms system of their choosing around July of this year, as the situation grew volatile along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh, to help plan for military war with opponents like China and Pakistan.

“The three defence forces have been given three more months to use the emergency powers to buy more weapon systems from both indigenous and foreign sources for better preparedness for conflicts,”

Together, the three services have already completed acquisitions of more than $2 billion in the current dispute with China and are in a great position to take on any task, they added. The Center also agreed to the demand to update the 15-I arsenal or war-waste stocks, meaning that instead of storing guns and munitions for 10 days of extreme war, they will be storing 15 days of intense war.

After the Uri attack in 2016, noticing that war wastage reserves were poor, the then Manohar Parrikar-led Defense Ministry enhanced the financial powers of the Deputy Chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force to Rs 500 crore from Rs 100 crore.

The security forces have been purchasing a variety of weapons, weapons, rockets and systems to successfully attack the adversaries. Sources claim that a sufficient number of missiles and ammunition for tanks and artillery have been obtained in satisfactory quantities to bring alarm to the troops on the ground.