New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that India must produce rare materials used in defence and aerospace to become a technology creator and safeguard its technological sovereignty.

Dedicating to the nation a Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant at PTC Industries’ Strategic Materials Technology Complex in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday, the Defence Minister emphasised the importance of rare earth materials used in defence, space, electronics, and other sectors.

In his address, he noted that “only certain countries have the capacity to refine these materials and make high-end products.”

Stressing that in the past, India had been dependent on other countries for the advanced materials and critical technologies needed for defence and aerospace, the defence mi

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