Parrikar Bypasses Rifle Tender Quicksand

Illustration of an Advanced Close Combat Rifle

by Pradip R Sagar


NEW DELHI: Perturbed with the repeated failure to purchase 44,000 close quarter battle (CQB) carbines, a crucial weapon for the Indian Army for its counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir Valley, the Manohar Parrikar-led Ministry of Defence (MoD) will buy them directly instead of opting for the global tendering process.