Defence

"China's assertiveness is more evident with its rise. India has a major dispute on its northern borders with China and will have to play the strategic autonomy card," he added.

The IAF Chief said they are also going ahead with the induction of modern platforms. A contract to procure 97 Tejas Mark 1A aircraft at a cost of around Rs 1.15 lakh crore will be concluded soon.

The three democratic countries share a collective vision for maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

The total market cap of these defence companies is currently pegged at Rs 3.40 lakh crore. There are already signs of weakness in the defence space after the record-breaking rally.

Congress leader Manish Tewari said the ruling party should not refrain from bringing even the most difficult issues to the House.

Niche technologies are being progressed across the spectrum, including blue-green lasers for underwater applications; Autonomous weaponised swarms, Underwater swarm drones and more.

This will help make up for the fast dwindling fighters in the IAF. At present, the force is down to 30 combat squadrons against the 42 squadrons sanctioned for it.

Both the chiefs discussed issues related to the enhancement of cooperation in the field of operations, training, information exchange and participation in multilateral constructs.

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All 56 aircraft will be fitted with an indigenous electronic warfare suite to be developed by the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd and Bharat Dynamics Limited.