Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has clarified that government will welcome 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence sector only when the investing company proposes to produce a product in which the country does not possess expertise.
Parrikar stated that “We are not going to allow FDI in the sector irrationally. We will do it rationally. Wherever we have competition we will not buy that from outside. Why should I allow 100 per cent foreign investment in a product which we are already making? Why should I give 100 per cent FDI where we are competing? It will be irrational move.” However he noted that the route is open and proposals will be considered only when the investing company proposes to produce a product in which the country does not possess expertise.
Since Narendra Modi-led government allowed 100 per cent FDI in the defence sector in 2015 not a single proposal has been approved. French defence major DCNS was the only firm to have made a proposal, which was rejected because the technology it proposed for submarines is already being developed by DRDO. The defence minister further added that the government will take the concerns into consideration which are raised over the NDA government's policy on FDI and will not damage any national interest.
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