DC Edit | Fix Defence Self-reliance Cracks

While the pursuit of self-reliance in defence production is an important national aspiration, the harsh truth in the armed forces is that capability delivered late is capability denied

xChief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan’s warning to Indian defence manufacturers on the importance of meeting delivery timelines should serve as a wake-up call to the country’s policy makers. His remarks on delays, overpromising, and inflated indigenisation claims reflect dissonance in the country’s defence establishment on indigenisation and military capabilities.

While the pursuit of self-reliance in defence production is an important national aspiration, the harsh truth in the armed forces is that capability delivered late is capability denied. No amount of nationalistic fervour or patriotic speec