Written by veteran Pakistani investigative journalist and talk show host, Mubasher Lucman. Comprehensive Analysis of Indian Defense Procurement and Strategic Readiness The defense apparatus of India is characterized by inherent tension between its ambitious strategic goals and its often-cumbersome institutional mechanisms for achieving them. The primary constraint impacting the efficacy and modernization of the Indian Armed Forces (IAF) acquisition process is a deep-seated civil-military imbalance in high-level strategic procurement decision-making. This lack of institutionalized jointness means that critical, multi-billion-dollar acquisition programs are often adjudicated by civilian bureaucrats and political leaders who, while upholding democratic oversight, may lack the specialized operational knowledge required to assess long-term defense requirements and technological obsolescence. White House meeting Mamdani repeats Trump is a ‘fascist, despot’ after friendly White House meeting Veteran actor Dharmendra, Bollywood’s beloved He-Man, dies at 89 Indian Army Issues Media Caution to Commanders Amid Social Media Scrutiny For more such Opinions & Blogs, click here. The Bureaucratic Barrier in Procurement and Governance The convoluted structure of India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) often subordinates the Services’ operational demands to administrative and political clearances. This results in notoriously slow bureaucratic cycles for procurement, where decisions that should take months often stretch into years or even … Continue reading Why Pakistan Armed Forces are now Way Ahead of their Indian Counterparts?