Key Takeaways
- India has emerged as a major defence manufacturing hub, with significant growth in various sectors.
- President Droupadi Murmu emphasized the importance of Defence Services Staff College in training officers and contributing to India’s defence growth.
- India’s defence industry is rapidly adopting the latest technologies, moving ahead in line with the vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
Chennai: Observing that India has emerged as a major defence manufacturing hub, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the country was rising and the world was
acknowledging the nation’s growth in various sectors, including defence.
President Droupadi Murmu addressed the faculty and student officers of the Armed Forces at Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, highlighting India’s progress towards indigenization and self-reliance in defence.
“India is being developed as a major defence manufacturing hub, and is moving towards
becoming a reliable defence partner and a big defence exporter”, she said.
India’s defence industry is rapidly adopting the latest technologies and is moving ahead in
line with the vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat, she noted.
Pointing out that Indian defence companies such as the HAL and organisations like the DRDO are setting new benchmarks, Ms Droupadi Murmu said India now exports defence equipment to more than 100 countries.
India’s defence exports grew by 30 times over the past decade, she said and added that the Make in India programme has played a major role in this development.
