Year Of Many Firsts For Defence Ministry, But Not Sans Controversies

New Delhi: In a year that saw surgical strikes, a new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) and strengthening relations with both Russia and the US, the Defence Ministry had many firsts, but also could not escape controversies, including those around the 7th Pay Commission recommendations and One Rank One Pension (OROP).



In two major achievements for the Make in India initiative and the