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PM Modi praised ‘Make In India’ for Operation Sindoor’s success with indigenous weapons and criticised Congress for weakening defense manufacturing.
PM Modi said India took action against Pakistan from Sindoor to Sindhu. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised on ‘Make In India’ initiative saying that the indigenously developed weapons played a decisive role in Operation Sindoor- India’s military strikes against Pakistan in response to Pahalgam terror attack.
While speaking during the special discussion in the Lok Sabha on “India’s strong, successful and decisive Operation Sindoor in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam,” the Prime Minister highlighted that for the first time since independence, his government took bold steps in defence sector and strengthened manufacturing.
PM Modi further thanked the young generation working in private sector for the prodcution of defence weapons. “I thank the 25-30 year-olds working in private defence production for playing a vital role in Operation Sindoor.”
He further said that his government established the position of Chief of Defence Staff.
“We initiated a series of response- some even for the first time in Independence like Chief of Defence staff. our government brought reforms. I commend the three forces for accepting these changes,” he added.
He also lashed out at the previous Congress governments for deliberately weakening the defence manufacturing in the country.
“Our historic defence manufacturing was deliberately weakened after independence. Under Congress, self-reliance for the armed forces was ignored. They chased personal gains in defence deals,” he said.
“On one hand, India is moving ahead at a fast pace towards self-reliance, but Congress is becoming dependent on Pakistan for issues. Unfortunately, Congress is importing issues from Pakistan…” he added.
The Prime Minister further asserted that the BJP has always put nation’s interest prior to everything else owing to which the decisions became productive.
Earlier today, Rajnath Singh said, “I am proud to say that our Air Defence system, Counter-Drone system, and electronic equipment completely foiled this attack by Pakistan. Pakistan could not hit any of our targets, and none of our important assets were damaged. Our security arrangements were impregnable, and every attack was thwarted.”
During Operation Sindoor, India’s Akash missile defence system and security shields like the S-400 fortified the nation’s defences. Pakistan launched a wave of drone attacks using UAVs acquired from Turkey. While Pakistan rained drones, India’s defence system proved strong, intercepting and destroying about 99 percent of them in time.
On the intervening night of May 7 and 8, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in northern and western India, including Awantipora, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankote, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Grid and Air Defence systems.
Air Defence systems detect, track, and neutralise threats using a network of radars, control centres, artillery, and both aircraft- and ground-based missiles. On the morning of May 8, the armed forces targeted air defence radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan.
India used battle-proven air defence systems like the Pechora, OSA-AK and LLAD guns (low-level air defence guns), as well as indigenous systems such as the Akash, which demonstrated stellar performance.
(With inputs from agencies)
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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