India’s defence sector is gaining altitude, driven by GST cuts, fresh procurement orders, and an ambitious roadmap to modernise military capabilities.
India must embrace indigenous drone manufacturing to enhance military capabilities, reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, and ensure national security. Drones offer cost-effective, precise surveillance and strike capabilities, making them essential for counterinsurgency and strengthening India's strategic autonomy in defence technology
Australia and India will also look to enhance defence and maritime security cooperation, Albanese said in a meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.
A DRDO scientist in Pune has been arrested by Anti-Terrorism Squad on the charges of espionage. Scientist Pradeep Kurulkar, director, of DRDO (Engineers) was arrested in a suspected case of a honeytrap. Kurulkar was allegedly providing confidential information to a Pakistani agent. He was found to have had contact with the operatives of Pakistan's Intelligence Agency through social media via WhatsApp messages, voice calls, video, etc. Watch!
It may be a sheer coincidence that such major reforms have been announced during pandemic times. But such efforts by the state actually transcend regimes, boundaries, difficulties or even emergency situations.