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India on course to become world’s largest weapons exporter within next 25-30 years: Singh
May-25-2026

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India, once a major importer of weapons, is on course to become world’s largest weapons exporter within the next 25-30 years and asserted that no power can stop this transformation.  

The minister said the role of private players in defence manufacturing was negligible a few years back, which now stands at 25-30 per cent, while the government aims to increase it further to 50 per cent. He said the private sector is not just a supplier of nuts and bolts in defence, but also a producer of state-of-the-art weapons systems.

He further said when the government's vision and the private sector's innovation align, then the country reaches new heights. During the rule of the British East India Company, potassium nitrate was used as raw material to make gunpowder, and the company strengthened its military capability.


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