A nation that manufactures its own weaponry writes its own destiny: Raksha Mantri

• Statement by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh at inauguration of NIBE Group's private-sector Defence Manufacturing Complex at Shirdi, Maharashtra on 23 May 2026, framing defence indigenisation as a peacetime as well as wartime imperative.
• Event integrates three thrusts of India's defence policy: Aatmanirbharta in munitions/automation, private-sector entry into defence, and export-oriented manufacturing.
• Relevant for UPSC as a current hook into the Make-in-India in Defence ecosystem (DAP-2020, iDEX, SRIJAN, Positive Indigenisation Lists, Operation Sindoor lessons).