New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Defence preparedness in the 21st century is intrinsically linked to technological and industrial capabilities, with indigenous production and the ability to independently sustain critical military equipment emerging as key requirements, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.
Addressing the third edition of the Delhi Defence Dialogue 2026 at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), Singh said Aatmanirbharta must be viewed as a quest for technological sovereignty, ensuring that India's critical defence requirements are not held hostage to external dependencies.
"True self-reliance is achieved by possessing the knowledge to design a defence platform, the technology to manufactur...