"From Chips To Ships, India Must Be Self-Reliant In Defence": Rajnath Singh To NDTV
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized the need for self-reliance in defense manufacturing, advocating for domestic production of everything from chips to ships. He highlighted that India is preparing for future, tech-driven, multi-domain warfare.
Why it matters
The push for indigenous defense production is a key pillar of India's strategic autonomy and economic policy to reduce reliance on foreign imports.
Chips, screws, weapons - manufacturing it all here will help the country build its strategic autonomy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh underlined at NDTV Defence Summit on Sunday, adding that India is moving in that direction.Elaborating on the Make-in-India philosophy, the Defence Minister said the idea is "why buy what can be built here"."Our philosophy is simple: why buy what can be produced here? That is what we call self-reliance. From chips to ships, from screws to complete weapon systems, this will take India to strategic autonomy," Rajnath Singh stressed.Speaking about India's preparation for future threats, the Minister said "groundbreaking and structural reforms have taken place"."We are not limited to meeting current needs; we are self-reliant and future-oriented. Groundbreaking and structural reforms have taken place.
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