Gen Manoj Pande identified Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), mobility solutions in forward areas, AI and encrypted communication as primary thrust areas for the Army.
All the items included will be procured from indigenous sources, in an attempt promote exports and achieve 'self-reliance'. The other 3 were released in 2020, 2021 & 2022 by the MoD.
At DefExpo 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is geared up to provide Offshore Patrol Vessels, fast interceptor boats, UAVs and arms & ammunition to Africa.
DefExpo in Lucknow also invites criticism on Day One for poor arrangements at the much-publicised tent city for VIP guests. Nail found protruding from bathroom floor.
The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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