The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has stated that the government should not postpone the procurement of additional fighter jets due to the incessant delays in the procurement of fighter jets
Earlier on 13, March, the Minister of State for Defence also underlined the government’s focus on the indigenisation of various defence items to achieve self-reliance in the country, ‘Aatmanirbharta’
The parliamentary standing committee mentioned proxy conflicts in reference to the Army's challenges, an apparent reference to Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
As part of the Atmanirbharata program, India is looking at two areas: joint development and manufacturing of weapons systems and Make in India for the World