Prime Minister Modi in his address on the occasion said that "the roar of aircraft mid-air, and valour displayed on ground during Bharat Shakti exercise is the call of a 'new India' (naye Bharat ka aavhan hai)"
The integrated tri-service firepower and manoeuvre exercise was held for about 50 minutes at the Pokhran field firing range where India showcased the prowess of its indigenous defence equipment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to witness the integrated tri-service firepower and manoeuvre exercise that will be held for about 50 minutes. The country's top military brass will also be present on the occasion.
Bharat Shakti is a major tri-Service exercise in which the Army, Air Force and Navy will put up a scintillating display of firepower. The major theme of the "live fire and manoeuver demonstration" will be the Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defence production. According to officials, the forces will display India-made weapon systems and equipment to showcase strides taken by India towards self reliance in defence.
Lots of questions have cropped up on the Internet since the SonyLIV dropped on March 17. Case in point: Why is Pokhran called the Land of Five Mirages? Why was India's first nuclear test codenamed Smiling Buddha? Did the CIA have Homi Bhabha killed? And who is Pipsy in real life?
The day is observed to mark the successful nuclear tests in Pokhran.
On this day in 1998, India successfully conducted first of its five nuclear tests under the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the missile hit the target with "pin-point" accuracy and the success will further bolster India's national security.
rime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the "courage" shown by the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Tata Power Strategic Engineering is involved in cutting edge technology for the armed forces and has been working on building launchers for almost all missiles in the armory of our defence forces.
India and Canada signed the civil nuclear cooperation agreement in 2010 and followed it up by inking the administrative arrangement in 2012.