India’s Defence Atmanirbharta Advances; Many More Roads Yet To Travel
India’s Atmanirbharta in defence began slowly in 2014 with the country’s defence production witnessing a steady increase from ₹740 crores in 2017 to over ₹1 Lakh crores in 2023. However, if the defence indigenisation were to succeed, then R&D needs to succeed with closer linkages between stakeholders. And, the defence industrial complex has many hurdles to overcome to achieve a global status.