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Svipja's Offset Practice

Our Offset Practice helps high-tech Defence and Aerospace Industry in offset projects. www.svipja.com/ refers.

We also empanel Offset Consultants with Industry knowledge in A & D. You could fill Your 'Resume' on http://www.svipja.com/careers.php , or 'Join as a Consultant' on www.indiandefenceindustry.com/

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Steps in Our Offset Process

Step 1: Acquaint Yourself first on Offset business. Please visit www.IndianDefenceIndustry.com , its connected Blogs and www.svipja.com in addition to other subject matter elsewhere. Offset Partnership and projects go thru rigorous 'Due Diligence' / 'Gate Reviews' by Vendors / Obligors.

Step 2: Register online on www.IndianDefenceIndustry.com using Internet Explorer to be part of the database of the Defence Industry. We are developing a consortium of MSMEs globally with India focus for them to participate in Aerospace and Defence direct and indirect Offset Projects.

Step 3: Obtain Industrial License, if required.We take Advisory on Products / Services to target, Capacity Creation, JV and Capital tructure incl FDI & Technology Agreements, etc.

Step 4: Become Industrial Sector Partner (ISP) of Svipja / India. We will guide the ISP firms go through qualified vendor registration process for Supply Chains of aerospace & defence firms.

Some of these steps could be attempted concurrently.

Commercials

1. Yearly Membership Fee for Registering on the Site and using e-Marketplace Engine for Buying/Selling, and accessing Info System, is as indicated in Tariffs on the Site. Fee is variable.

2. Separate Fee for Offset Consulting / Industrial Co-operation would apply. Contact svipja@gmail.com for further details.

3. Addl Fee will apply in case of market research, study and other services.

Conditions

1. Svipja provides guidance to the Indian ISP on project suitability and document/plan preparation for the Gate Review Process, and it's Presentation as required.

2. Svipja does not take responsibility for offset fund allotment to ISPs. This is decided by A &D Major Company based on the capability of the ISP to meet the needs of the A & D Major.

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Defence Offsets India Fund: A Way Forward

Offsets come in 'Cash and Kind'. Leakages in Offsets are  common.

It is prudent that we create Defence Offsets India Fund regulated by an Agency of the MoD on the Concept of Escrow Account to utilise it efficiently, and prevent any leakages. Each Offset Project could be assigned money from this Fund. All inflow /outgo from the Fund are properly accounted.

In such a concept Obligors and MoD (Buyers) work in close co-ordination.

Svipja 

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Made in India, Make in India, FDI, Modern Technology Transfer in Defence and Offsets

Made in India; Make in India, FDI, and Modern Technology Transfer in Defence and Offsets

There have been wide ranging changes in policy on Defence Manufacturing in recent years including FDI support. FDI ultimately relates to Equity Holding in Indian Companies, sharing control with the Investor Partners. It would entail compromising ownership and related issues in our Defence Firms. Are we permitting such a condition?

Defence PSUs / Govt. Units, Vs, Private Sector Manufacturing is another issue. Farming Procurement Orders to the Private Sector is likely to remain in controversial discussions all the time...... a Major Policy Challenge! 

Presently most of the Defence Manufacturing and Control is with the Govt. Organisations. Its transition to the Private Sector has to be gradual. We must move to it Sub-System/System-based, and %-wise. Let us achieve 10% manufacturing of major systems for the Defence Forces in the Private Sector first in certain time frame on PPP Model, or some Other Model. Balance % of Systems selected for manufacturing in the Private Sector can be gradually assigned to them on seeing success of the first assignment. 

Made in India, Make in India then moves forward with FDI and Modern Technology coming from Abroad in certain cases.

We must retain our independence in all its facets in Defence.

Caution!