BANGALORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to end India’s status as the world’s number one defence importer, saying he wanted 70% of hardware to be manufactured domestically by the turn of the decade.
Speaking at the start of a major aviation industry conference, Modi told hundreds of foreign and local businessmen that his government would favour domestic firms when awarding defence contracts as part of a larger push to boost India’s manufacturing sector.
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