India draws up security equipment wishlist

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India draws up security equipment wishlist​

India has begun work on its shopping list of high-technology security equipment from the US following an explicit assurance from President Barack Obama to deepen cooperation in counter-terrorism technology transfers. In a move aimed at improving the security establishment’s ability to track terrorists as well as create more jobs back home, Obama had not only agreed to take Indian defence-related research institutions out of the restricted export list but also further “deepen operational cooperation, counter-terrorism technology transfers and capacity building” during his visit.


Government sources said surveillance equipment — communication as well as aerial — was on the top of the wishlist being drawn up by the home ministry.



The US has one of the most advanced surveillance systems, given its heavy dependence on technical intelligence, said a senior police officer. He was particularly impressed by one that was used during Obama’s visit. “It could scan voices of people in a room and run each person’s voice against a database of voices of terror suspects.”

Earlier attempts by the security establishment in Delhi to purchase the high-tech items from countries other than the US were not very successful.

“Given the huge investments made by the US defence industry... it turned out that most of them needed clearance from the US government since some component of the equipment was manufactured by one US firm or the other,” a government official explained. “And requests for clearances were usually put on hold… ”

Security officials recalled how plans to buy mini-unarmed aerial vehicles and high-range telescopic assault rifles had to be aborted in view of such tactics in the past.


India draws up security equipment wishlist - Hindustan Times

 

[adatta]

Thats a great news!!! I guess the amount of work that has been done by home ministry under PC is commendable... it seems a structural change in the way home ministry is working.. good job...

 

[Vajra_Yuddh]

Good news. Obama must now stop worrying about who'd take his tech and focus on what would happen if no one buys them. I should say that this meeting kicked off pretty good this time and despite what others say tht we gave away a lot, I say that we extracted equal amount of goodies.

 

[sathya]

Thats a great news!!! I guess the amount of work that has been done by home ministry under PC is commendable... it seems a structural change in the way home ministry is working.. good job...

YUP ! PC is doing a commendable job in home ministry
if u got doubt tell that u r form chidambaram in any bank see how it works, thats how he had worked in finance ministry.
now he will a nemesis for terror

 

[kingdurgaking]

^^^^ Yeah accepted... he has/is doing a commendable job than the useless Shivraj patil.... Finally we have some educated people in our Ministry.. as people are getting there A$$ kicked in case of misdeeds.. hoping India will go down on corruption