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“Our commitment to peace is just as strong as our commitment to protecting our people and our territory. For this we are ready to take all necessary measures to equip our armed forces, including through the establishment of a strategically independent defence industrial complex,” he said.
The prime minister also said that while in May 2014, the total number of defence export permission granted stood at 118, for a total value of 37499.52₹ million, in less than four years, 794 more export permissions were issued, for a total value of over 84.49₹ billion.
“There was a time when the critical issue of defence preparedness was hampered by policy paralysis. We have seen the damage of such laziness, incompetence or perhaps some hidden motives can cause to the nation. Not now, not anymore, never again,” Modi said.
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