Read the list of what India’s Defence Acquisition Council approved on 26 October and the influence of the war in Ukraine is hard to miss. Alongside helicopters, guns and air-defence systems, the council, chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, cleared long-range kamikaze drones, surveillance and long-range unmanned aircraft, integrated surveillance-and-strike systems and platform-based counter-drone systems for tanks. The proposals are worth about Rs2.12 lakh crore, The Week reported, roughly $24bn at current exchange rates, and about 82% is to be sourced from Indian industry.
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