President Ramnath Kovind
graced the valedictory ceremony of 13th Aero India Show in Bengaluru
today. He described Aero India 2021 as a living proof of India's
ever-growing strength in the defence and aerospace sectors at the global
level. The President expressed confidence that the 13th edition of Aero
India will contribute significantly towards strengthening India’s
self-reliance in the defence sector as well as establishing India as a
manufacturer for the world. He said that the event has exhibited that
the global confidence in India’s capabilities is growing steadily.
The reforms initiated in India in the
last six years offer unprecedented opportunities to investors and
private companies in the defence and aerospace sectors. He expressed
confidence that the number of policy initiatives aimed at placing India
among the top nations in the defence sector will meet the twin
objectives of self-reliance and export promotion. He said, it is our
vision to create a robust economy and infrastructure alongside
developing competitive supply chains and integrate them globally.
Saying that India strongly believed in
peaceful co-existence, the President recalled India’s stated commitment
to use its vaccine production and delivery capacity to help the entire
humanity fight the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that under Operation SAGAR
1 India reached out to our neighbours and assisted them with medical
teams, medicines as well as diagnostic kits, ventilators, masks, gloves
and other medical supplies.
Speaking during the valedictory ceremony,
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed that 121 MoUs, 19 transfer of
technologies, four handing over of new defence products, 32 major
announcements and launching of 18 new products were the outcome of this
edition of Aero India international event. The Indian Ocean region
Defence ministers’ Conclave, he informed, saw
participation from 28 countries that will help synergise resources in
this region. The Chief of Air staff conclave, he added, had attendance
from 19 countries that exchanged ideas on use of technology for future
warfare.
Over 500 companies from 60 countries
participated in the three days Aero India show and 4.5 lakh people were
virtually connected with the event. During the Aero India show, 35 MSMEs
earned business worth 203 crore rupees.
SOURCE ; AIR
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