INDIA is focusing on building a robust domestic defence ecosystem as strategic autonomy and indigenous military capabilities are essential to effectively deal with national security challenges, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. In an address at a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Defence Ministry in Jaisalmer, Singh said the Government has been boosting the domestic defence industry as part of efforts to reduce the country’s strategic dependence on foreign sources. “Strategic autonomy and indigenous technological capabilities are essential to safeguarding national security,” he said.

 

The meeting witnessed comprehensive deliberations on emerging security challenges, warfare paradigms, technological advancements and the imperative of building a future-ready, technologically empowered and operationally agile military. The key focus areas that emerged during the deliberations included accelerating the induction of next-generation platforms. and weapon systems and strengthening the tri-service integration and joint operational planning.