New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a webinar on effective implementation of Union Budget provisions in the defence sector and said “Our vision is to make India self-reliant in the Defence sector and build India as a global defence exporter in the world.”
Unpredicted challenges from the Untrustworthy neighbour nations like China and Pakistan always forced the New Delhi government to buy more weapons from other nations.
In his speech – Prime Minister Modi said that “India is the one of the largest weapons importer country in the world and from 2014 – we are trying to promote transparency, predictability and ease of doing business in the defence sector and have been walking ahead.
Defence Research and Development Organisation praised by PM Modi and he said that “Indigenous defence manufacturing companies like the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have set an example for the private sector in India and the private sector should now be included in big defence projects.”
In future – other Private sectors in India may take the interest Defence sector and it could help New Delhi to be the global defence exporter in the world.
We have to build an image as a leading defence exporter globally and strengthen the image as well, PM Modi said.
According to a media report – ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ movement makes India stronger in defence and India is exporting its weapons to around 40 nations.
_Vinayak