With 'Make in India' policy, New Delhi seeks to produce and sell its own weapons

With 'Make in India' policy, New Delhi seeks to produce and sell its own weapons


India, the world’s second-largest arms importer after Ukraine, now dreams of positioning itself as a country capable of producing and selling its own weapons abroad. New Delhi is now producing bullet-proof vests and helmets, night vision binoculars, drones, helicopters and even missiles. Since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has been pushing for self-reliance, in particular with its “Make in India” policy. Our correspondents report.



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