Live Replug | Why Some Loopholes Need To Be Plugged In Proposed DAP

Note: This Video was Aired on March 27, 2026. The Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026 (DAP 2026), marks a major doctrinal shift by focussing on "Owned by India" rather than "Make in India," placing Indigenously Designed, Developed, and Manufactured (IDDM) capabilities at its core. India must move beyond merely assembling foreign designs to foster a truly self-reliant defence ecosystem through domestic innovation, Lt Gen VK Saxena (Retd), former Director General (Air Defence), Indian Army, told Bharat Shakti Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale. While acknowledging the document's positive emphasis on strategic autonomy, transparency, and capability building, Gen Saxena warned that equating acquired Intellectual Property (IP) with indigenous design could allow fraudulent players and foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) a backdoor entry. ==================================================================== Follow us on Social Media: Like us on Facebook: / bharatshakti.in Follow us on Twitter: / bharatshaktibsi Follow us on Instagram: / bharatshakti.in Join BharatShakti's WhatsApp Channel to get the latest updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vazl...