India wants private defense firms to consider manufacturing medical equipment including personal protective gear and ventilators to curb the impact of coronavirus in the south Asian nation, a top policy maker said.
State-run companies like Bharat Electronics Ltd were manufacturing PPEs and ventilators and there was an opportunity for local private companies to tap the growing demand for equipment needed to combat Covid-19 cases, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said in an interview. “Manufacturing medical equipment and supplies is a big opportunity for defense companies," Kumar, who is the defence ministry’s top bureaucrat, said. “Cost-effective solutions tested and tried in India will have tremendous global demand." Hospitals from New York to