Rajnath Singh said on Monday at the opening of the country's biggest air show, where its military ambitions will be in focus.
Delhi Elections Live
Tax calculator
India, the world's largest arms importer, has stressed the need to modernise its military and boost domestic defence production to counter rival China's growing military strength and influence in South Asia.
India's domestic defence manufacturing value will reach more than 1.25 trillion rupees ($14.24 billion) in the fiscal year ending in March, while its defence exports will cross a record 210 billion rupees for the first time over the same period, Singh said.
«We are fully committed to significantly increase these numbers in the coming years,» he said at the show, which kicked off with the country's fighter jets flying past in formations across a clear sky.
New Delhi aims to explore possible joint production of defence equipment and to scout for billions of dollars worth of military deals at the biennial Aero India aerospace exhibition that began on Monday in the southern city of Bengaluru.
Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Java Programming with ChatGPT: Learn using Generative AI
By — Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer
Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Basics of Generative AI: Unveiling Tomorrows Innovations
By — Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer
Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Generative AI for Dynamic Java Web Applications with ChatGPT
By — Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer
Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Mastering C++ Fundamentals