India, May 29 -- Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Wednesday highlighted India's technological prowess in defence operations, pointing to the warfare used by the armed forces in 'Operation Sindoor'.

The Indian Air Force chief pulled out a line from Bollywood actor Salman Khan's library to emphasise India's resolve to become fully self-reliant (Atmarnirbhar) and to maximise the use of defence machinery produced in the homeland. The Air Chief Marshal said, "Ek baar jo humne commit kiya hai, fir mai apne aap ki bhi nahi sunta (Once we commit to something, then I don't even to listen to myself after that)."

Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event, Singh noted that merely talking about producing defence equipment in ...