POKHRAN (RAJASTHAN), March 13 -- In the run-up to the general elections due this summer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday escalated attacks on the Opposition, blaming it for neglecting the defence sector for decades while it was in power, failing to check corruption in military deals, keeping the armed forces dependent on foreign suppliers, and destroying state-run defence companies. "It was a matter of misfortune for the country that those who governed it for decades were not serious about its defence needs," Modi said in his address at the tri-services Bharat Shakti exercise held at the Pokhran firing range near Jaisalmer to highlight the strength and innovation of indigenous defence capabilities....