After inaugurating Aero India 2023 at the Yelahanka Air Force station complex on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India rejuvenated its defence production in the last eight-nine years and will now move fast to join the world's largest defence manufacturing nations riding on favorable economic policies. The PM said Tejas Light Combat Aircraft and INS Vikrant are shining examples of India's true potential.
"The new India of the 21st century will neither miss any opportunity nor will it lack any effort. We are gearing up. We are bringing revolution in every sector on the path of reforms. The country, which was the biggest defence importer for decades, is now exporting defence equipment to 75 countries of the world,” ,” Modi said.
Modi also described Aero India as an example of India's growing potential.
“The presence of around 100 countries of the world shows how much the world's faith in India has increased. More than 700 exhibitors from India and abroad are participating in it. It has broken all old records till now,” he said.
Modi said efforts made in the defence and aerospace sector, including at the Aero India, will act as a launch pad for India.
The five-day aerospace exhibition, considered the largest in Asia, is being participated by over 700 Indian and foreign defence companies besides delegates from around 100 countries which included several defence ministers as well.
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