Jammu, June 30 -- New Delhi's latest steps for manufacturing aircrafts have drawn World attention
By T N Ashok
For decades, India's rise as an economic power has been measured by the number of aircraft it buys rather than the number it builds. The country has become one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets, one of the largest importers of military hardware and, increasingly, one of the biggest customers for global aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus.
Yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi now wants to change that equation fundamentally. Speaking recently about India's future in civil aviation and defence manufacturing, Modi reiterated his government's commitment to making India self-reliant in sectors that have long depended on forei...