Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday emphasised the need for a structured policy framework to strengthen India’s domestic industrial base through a balanced partnership between the public and private sectors. He was delivering the inaugural address at the Strategic Insight Conference on Indigenous Development of Critical Technologies for Air Power, organised by the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS) in New Delhi.

Singh stressed that diversifying the country’s defence industrial base would help end monopolies, promote innovation, and enhance ease of doing business. Reiterating the government’s commitment to Aatmanirbharta in defence, he underscored the importance of developing advanced aerospace technologies, conducting rigorous field trials, and indigenousl

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