Security strength and self-reliance not achievement, but need: Rajnath Singh

Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during the induction of Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile System (MRSAM) in Jaisalmer on September 9, 2021. PTI

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Jaisalmer: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that uncertainty has spread everywhere in the world and the current developments in Afghanistan are an example of this.

“Whether it is the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean region, the Indo-Pacific region or Central Asia, we can see uncertainty everywhere. The current developments in Afghanistan are one such example.

He said that the global scenario is changing very rapidly and in an unpredictable manner.

“Amidst this changing global scenario, the equations among nations are also changing rapidly according to their own interests,” Singh said.

He also said that the changing geo-politics is affecting the business, economy as well as the current security scenario.

“In such a situation, our strength to protect and our self-reliance is not an achievement but a necessity,” he said.

In mid-August, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and removed the previous elected leadership backed by the West. An interim cabinet was formed which included high-profile members of the rebel group.

In his speech, Singh also said that by being tagged as the number one defense importer in the world, India is today supplying defense systems and sub-systems to foreign countries and it deserves pride.

“We are taking all such measures which will help our defense sector to stand on its own feet,” he said.


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