Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], December 2 (ANI): India is setting its sights on becoming a global defense manufacturing hub with a target of achieving defense production worth Rs 3 lakh crore and defense exports worth Rs 50,000 crore by 2029, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said. Speaking at the Sardar Sabha in Vadodara, Gujarat, on Tuesday, he outlined the government’s roadmap for building a self-reliant and robust defense ecosystem. “Today, due to the ‘Make in India’ initiative, we are becoming Aatmanirbhar in defense production while exporting military equipment to friendly countries. Our defense exports have increased nearly 34-fold in the last 11 years. We aim to achieve defense production worth Rs 3 lakh crore and defense exports worth Rs 50,000 crore by 2029,” he said.
The event was held as part of the Unity March organized by Mera Yuva (MY) Bharat under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. According to a Ministry of Defence press release, Rajnath Singh said that the government is carrying forward the national security vision of Sardar Patel, who long emphasized the importance of modernizing the armed forces and promoting indigenous weapon production.
Commending the Indian Armed Forces, Rajnath Singh said the success of Operation Sindoor demonstrated the courage and professionalism of Indian soldiers. He noted that the world now recognizes the bravery and strength of India’s military. “We are a peace-loving nation which never provokes any country, but if provoked, we do not spare those who try to cast an evil eye,” he asserted.
Governor of Punjab Gulab Chand Kataria, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami, Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour & Employment Shobha Karandlaje, and state government officials were present on the occasion.
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