While India is pushing very hard for Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defence, and results are visible, it continues to face critical structural bottlenecks that limit its strategic autonomy, despite major increases in domestic production and positive indigenisation lists. India faces high-tech and core component dependencies. India remains heavily reliant on foreign imports for critical sub-systems, suchContinue reading “India’s Defence Atmanirbharta Critical Zones and Way Ahead”
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India’s Defence Budget – Priority Atmanirbharta – A Comprehensive Look
The Finance Minister of India presented the Union Budget 2026-27 on 01 Feb 2026. The total annual national budget stood at Rs 53,47,314 crore, marking a steady increase from the Rs 50,65,345 crore projected in the previous year. She allocated a historic Rs 7.85 lakh crore to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), up 15.19 percentContinue reading “India’s Defence Budget – Priority Atmanirbharta – A Comprehensive Look”