India, July 5 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that after Operation Sindoor, the trust in "made-in-India" defence platforms has received a boost.

In his address at an event in New Delhi, he also reiterated that "today, our defence production has reached over Rs 1.78 lakh crore, and about 8-9 years ago, it stood at approximately Rs 46,000 crore". The Union Minister asserted that after Operation Sindoor, "trust in made-in-India defence platforms has been enhanced".

Operation Sindoor was India's decisive military action conducted in May 2025 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Several defence platforms built in India had played a key role in it.

Singh said, "Defence exports too have reached a record over Rs 38,000...