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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Spate of scams hits defence modernization programme

AW101 |From Bofors to Barak, HDW to Denel, recurring defence scandals continue to hit the modernization of the Indian armed forces that have to deal with two potentially hostile, nuclear-armed neighbours as well as insurgencies within.

"The scams hit where they really hurt. Many a time, the best system is selected and paid for...but allegations of bribery or wrongdoings derail the acquisition projects.

The guilty should be hung. Concrete action is required to clean up the system, right from the bottom to the top," says a top military officer.

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