Amrit Kaal vision to see India among top five countries in defence production: Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar
The Hindu
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar also said that in the last 75 years, India has continued to be one of the largest importers of defence products in the world, and this is the situation the government wishes to change.
Efforts are being made to “unleash the energy” of the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative in the defence sector and the country’s Amrit Kaal vision is to see India among the top five countries globally in defence production, a senior official said on September 22.
During an interaction held at an event in New Delhi, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar also said that in the last 75 years, India has continued to be one of the largest importers of defence products in the world, and this is the situation the government wishes to change.
The defence production in the world is being done by a handful of countries, and if one looks at the defence industry globally, five countries account for a very large chunk of the defence production.
"And, these countries are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council," he said.
"So, the aspiration of India to become an influence in the world in the next 25 years is closely linked to development of defence industry capabilities," he said, adding, the overall influence the defence industry creates in the world is huge.
“Efforts are being made to unleash the energy of the country’s ‘Make-in-India’ initiative as a whole, both in terms of production and the innovation ecosystem, in the defence sector. And, we have already started seeing fruits of that,” Mr. Kumar said.