Drass, July 26 -- Kargil War veteran Colonel (Retd) Rajesh Jindal on Sunday said India's self-reliance in the defence sector has grown significantly over the past five years, adding that the country has transformed from being one of the world's largest defence importers into a growing defence exporter.

Speaking to ANI on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, he said that Operation Sindoor demonstrated to the world that India has made great technological advances.

"...The first thing that the entire world has seen in Operation Sindoor is the way our technology has advanced, the way our missiles have actually done the damage to the enemy, so the technology has taken a big lead..."

He also pointed towards a place where the Indian forces had...