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00:00When we talk about making the Indian Army a modern warfare machine, we have to keep
00:07in mind the dynamic geopolitical world order, as well as the constantly changing character
00:14of warfare.
00:15I believe that in the coming days, conflicts and wars will be more violent and unpredictable,
00:25and the use of unconventional and asymmetrical methods will continue to increase.
00:32In many countries, the proliferation of non-state actors and their support for terrorism is
00:40also a matter of concern.
00:43In addition, due to the rapid development of technology, the picture of future wars
00:50is also going to change considerably.
00:54Today, cyber and space domains are rapidly emerging as a new battlefield.
01:00In addition, a war of perception is also being fought all over the world.
01:08Therefore, the Indian Army must always be ready to face these multi-spectrum challenges.
01:16For this, our Indian Army has to focus on both holistic capacity building and reforms.
01:24Apart from this, friends, there is one more important point, but I would like to draw
01:30your attention to it, and that is the self-reliance of our defence sector.
01:37I have always believed that without self-reliance, without self-reliance, our strategic autonomy
01:45cannot be achieved in any way.
01:48We cannot achieve strategic independence.
01:52A country like India cannot depend on other countries for its security.
01:58I am happy and proud to say that our defence sector has taken strong steps towards self-reliance.
02:09Today, we are not only producing military equipment in our country, but we are also
02:15taking rapid steps towards exporting it.
02:18If I talk about defence manufacturing, then in the last financial year, we have produced
02:24more than 1,27,000 crores of domestic defence equipment.
02:31Apart from this, our defence export, which used to be around 1,900 crores a decade ago,
02:43has now exceeded the figure of more than 21,000 crores.
02:50In this era of self-reliance, five indigenisation lists have been launched by our three services.
03:00The total number of defence equipment, weapon systems and platforms is 509.
03:08Their production will now inevitably be on the land of India and by the hands of the Indians.
03:17Similarly, five lists have been launched by the DPSOs, including strategically important
03:26LRUs, which are known as Local Replacement Units.
03:31The total number of subsystems, spares and components is 5012.
03:39We are moving forward with great strength towards a self-reliant and sustainable defence sector.
03:46Friends, the Defence Ministry has declared the year 2025 as the Year of Reforms.
03:53Under this, we will try to carry out reforms that will increase the modernisation of the army.
04:00The Defence Ministry is trying to carry out all the reforms on its own level.
04:06But I would like to tell you that you should also think about what can be improved on your level.
04:15I am confident that your directions in the defence sector, in the direction of reforms,
04:21will definitely be helpful for us.
04:24I am confident that together we will move forward in the direction of strengthening India from the point of view of the army
04:31as well as in the direction of making it a developed nation.
04:34Finally, once again, I would like to wish you all a very happy Army Day
04:42and at the same time express my heartfelt respect for the brave women
04:47and I end my invitation by paying my respects to all the martyrs.