New Delhi: What stood out in India’s stunning victory over Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in May was the use of indigenous weapons and those jointly developed with friendly nations. Over the past 11 years, since 2014, India has not only reduced its reliance on imports but has also begun exporting locally made arms, while emphasising domestic production and encouraging foreign companies to manufacture in India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

INS Vikrant, built at Cochin Shipyard with the Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau, India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) symbolises this shift. HAL’s Tejas Mk1A fighter jet, produced in Bengaluru and Nashik with engines from GE Aerospace and sub-assemblies by private players like L&T and VEM is another example.

Apart from these two other major systems include the K9 Vajra artillery gun, Dhanush howitzers, Prachand attack........

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