Amid rising global uncertainty and recent security challenges, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday stressed the need for indigenisation and self-reliance in defence manufacturing, urging the private sector to play a greater role in strengthening India’s defence ecosystem.

Considering Operation Sindoor, which followed the Pahalgam terror attack and created a warlike situation, Singh cautioned about growing instability in global peace and law and order.

“After the recent Pahalgam attack, the way we carried out Operation Sindoor, the situation afterwards was such that war seemed to be knocking at our doors. However, our armed forces are fully prepared to defend our borders under any circumstances,” the Defence Minister said while addressing the Annual Session 2025 and the Society of In

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