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From Buyer to Builder: The Indian Navy’s Rocky Road to Self-Reliance
From Buyer to Builder: The Indian Navy’s Rocky Road to Self-Reliance
www.orfonline.org
Found this article couple years back, and in my opinion quite honest assessment on the problem face by Indian Shipyard and basically more honest then what you can find in most Indian forums and online media. It is basically put that India yards face not only bureaucratic problems (as much of India it self), but also shipyards that facing efficiency issue, technology catching up, and economics of scale (compare to East Asian Yards).
It's lengthy article but for me somethings that most Asian Yard outside East Asia face. Related to Reliance yard seems the Navy decide to cut losses on the program. However seems final verdict being postponed with Yard revival plan. That kind of language ussualy means the contract dispute will be hold until new investors come and revive the yard under new management. At least that's the language that many contract holders put when they await potential new investors.
The Indian forums not surprisingly not much talk in this matter. Not surprising as many over nationalistic Bharat enthusiasts does want to talk failures projects. However I suspect if there're no new management and investors taking over, then Navy will cut losses by discarded the ships under projects. In some way this is has similarities with Malaysian Boulstead situation. MinDef and government only want to proceed when new management and investors taking over.
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