BENGALURU: At a time when commanders of India’s defence forces are delivering pep talks and preparing their personnel for prospective conflicts, 4 lakh employees working with 41 ordnance factories, naval docks, and other productions units that form the backbone of the armed forces’ are readying themselves for a massive protest, reports Times of India.
The multiple protests against the government’s move to increase privatisation in defence production beginning from Wednesday are likely to disrupt work in parts but experts say it is unlikely to change the Centre’s resolve, which they believe is the right way forward.
The has now finalised the ‘strategic partnership’ policy that will see increased private participation in defence manufacturing in the coming years.