New Delhi, April 17 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that many trade restrictions and tariff wars, the dangers of overreliance on foreign components and logistics networks and the drawbacks of the 'Just in Time approach' have become visible.

Singh, who was addressing an event at Manekshaw Centre, said the government's aim was to prepare the force for the future.

In his address to senior Defence officers and representatives of private companies involved in defence manufacturing, he said that until a few years ago, defence companies around the world were dependent on globalised and complex supply chains for their manufacturing, which were scattered across many countries.

However, their product deliveries were on time, w...