{"id":552,"date":"2025-11-28T22:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyansetuthinktank.org\/?p=552"},"modified":"2025-11-28T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:51:57","slug":"defence-dialogue-how-can-north-india-contribute-to-the-growing-military-industrial-complex-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyansetuthinktank.org\/2026\/defence-dialogue-how-can-north-india-contribute-to-the-growing-military-industrial-complex-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Dialogue: How Can North India Contribute to the Growing Military Industrial Complex in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Gyan Setu Think Tank and Chandigarh Citizens Foundation in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized a Round Table discussion,\u00a0\u201cDEFENCE DIALOGUE: How Can North India Contribute to the Growing Military Industrial Complex in India?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>on 27th November, 2025.<\/p>\n

Held at the CII Northern Region Headquarters, the dialogue brought together leading military strategists, policymakers, and industry captains to forge a regional strategy for defence manufacturing and technological self-reliance (Aatmanirbharta).<\/p>\n

The discussion, chaired by Lt. Gen. K.J. Singh (retd.) and co-chaired by Maj. Gen. Mandip Singh (retd.), featured an esteemed panel including Gen. V. P. Malik (retd.), former COAS<\/strong>, alongside Lt. Gen. J.P. Singh (retd.), Col. RS Bhatia, Chairman Kalayani Strategic Systems and other distinguished figures.<\/p>\n

Participants unanimously emphasized the urgent need to harness North India\u2019s academic and industrial base, particularly its robust MSME sector, for defence production. Key recommendations focused on:<\/p>\n

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  1. Policy Streamlining:<\/strong> Simplifying defence procurement and licensing processes to promote \u2018ease of doing business\u2019 for private players in the region.<\/li>\n
  2. Technology Transfer:<\/strong> Establishing dedicated R&D clusters and centres of excellence in Chandigarh, Punjab, and Haryana to facilitate the transfer of dual-use technologies from DRDO to regional industry.<\/li>\n
  3. Talent Development:<\/strong> Creating specialized skill development programs to build a technically qualified workforce capable of high-precision defence manufacturing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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