India has published the final version of its Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020. The new DAP trims the requirement for offsets and discards the Buy and Make procurement category. India will no longer demand offsets for government-to-government defence deals such as FMS and single-vendor contracts. It remains highly complex but gives preference to the domestic manufacture of complete defence products over components.
DAP 2020 makes no mention of credit banking. India’s Defence Offsets Management Wing (DOMW) has released new guidance to explain the discontinuation of the practice.
India’s defence industry has praised the country’s DAP 2020. Analysts have voiced concerns over its aims. The Confederation of Indian Industry gushed that DAP-2020 has established pragmatic avenues for foreign OEMs to manufacture in India on their own and in collaboration with Indian industry. An analyst said is too complex, with 11 procurement categories, and reminded readers that similar glee accompanied the promulgation of DPP 2016.
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