PM bats for indigenous manufacturing in defence sector
New Delhi Feb 26 PTI Cyber security is no longer limited to just the digital world as it has now become a matter of national security Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on FridayHe also noted that the process of importing defence items is so long that by the time they reach our security forces many of them have become outdated and therefore the solution is to go for indigenous manufacturingEven during the period of slavery and immediately after Independence the strength of our defence manufacturing was very high Weapons made in India played a big role in World War II he said in his address at the Defence Ministrys post-budget webinarAlthough this strength of ours kept on weakening in later years it shows that there was no shortage of capacity in India then and neither it is there now he addedAbout 70 percent of this years defence budget has been kept for domestic industry only he saidThe strength of Indias IT is our great strength The more we use this power in our defence sector the more confident we will be in our security he notedFor example cyber security is no longer limited to the digital world only It has become a matter of national security he addedIt is a source of happiness that in the last five-six years India has increased defence exports by six times he saidToday India is providing Made in India defence equipments and services to more than 75 countries he noted PTI DSP DV DV
New Delhi Feb 26 PTI Cyber security is no longer limited to just the digital world as it has now become a matter of national security Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on FridayHe also noted that the process of importing defence items is so long that by the time they reach our security forces many of them have become outdated and therefore the solution is to go for indigenous manufacturingEven during the period of slavery and immediately after Independence the strength of our defence manufacturing was very high Weapons made in India played a big role in World War II he said in his address at the Defence Ministrys post-budget webinarAlthough this strength of ours kept on weakening in later years it shows that there was no shortage of capacity in India then and neither it is there now he addedAbout 70 percent of this years defence budget has been kept for domestic industry only he saidThe strength of Indias IT is our great strength The more we use this power in our defence sector the more confident we will be in our security he notedFor example cyber security is no longer limited to the digital world only It has become a matter of national security he addedIt is a source of happiness that in the last five-six years India has increased defence exports by six times he saidToday India is providing Made in India defence equipments and services to more than 75 countries he noted PTI DSP DV DV
