'INS Mahendragiri symbol of Atmanirbhar Bharat': PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's progress in indigenous defense manufacturing during his Mann Ki Baat radio address. He cited the induction of the INS Mahendragiri warship and the testing of the Pinaka rocket system as symbols of a self-reliant India.
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This reflects India's strategic push to reduce reliance on foreign military imports and bolster its domestic defense industry.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India's growing self-reliance in the defence sector, saying the country is continuously strengthening its technological capabilities alongside the courage of its armed forces.Addressing the 136th episode of his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister pointed to the induction of INS Mahendragiri into the Indian Navy as an example of India's progress in indigenous defence manufacturing."This modern warship has been designed in India and made in India. More than 75 per cent indigenous content has been used in this. This is a symbol of the growing strength of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'," he said.PM Modi also referred to the indigenously developed Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR-120), an advanced precision-guided artillery rocket system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
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