India, April 17 -- The ever-shifting sands of international geo-political landscape underscores the criticality of Indigenisation in building self-reliant industries and reducing dependency on foreign technologies, especially in strategic sectors like defence, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing. The "Make in India, Make for the World" clarion call has significantly altered the aerospace & defence manufacturing environment and has firmly established India as an exporter of platforms, for instance, Brahmos, Pinaka and others.

While significant progress has been made, there remains a tremendous opportunity to further enhance indigenous capabilities, particularly a Tier-1 ecosystem that focuses on the development of critical systems & sub...