Beyond 'Make in India': How India is trying to build a military it can truly call its own

In an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, the government has doubled down on the idea that defence preparedness and indigenisation are no longer optional extras but core strategic necessities, with the stated ambition shifting from the familiar Make in India slogan to something more ambitious still, Owned by India. India's defence establishment has spent the past year pushing an ambitious agenda of self-reliance. The numbers and policy shifts released by the defence ministry tell a fairly comprehensive story of just how far this transformation has gone.Policy changes to accelerate modernisationAt the policy level, several major reforms have reshaped how India buys and builds its weapons.