Udhampur, June 12 -- International interest in India's indigenous defence manufacturing has increased substantially after their performance in Operation Sindoor with the Brahmos missile also showing its excellent capabilities, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh has said.

Speaking in Dogri at a public gathering in Udhampur to celebrate 12 years of the BJP-led government, Singh said that global demand for India's defence systems has increased.

"While India's defence production has jumped 174 per cent since 2014, yielding a massive 1.5 lakh crore rupees in total production and 23,000 crore rupees in exports to countries like Indonesia and Vietnam--it was the action during Operation Sindoor that forced the global community...