Bhubaneswar, May 15 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/Navy_Ship_1747320394.webp
The recent armed conflict between India and Pakistan, though brief, served as a powerful reminder of India's growing military strength. The superiority was clear-not just in the size of our forces, but in the professionalism, discipline, and the decisive use of modern, technology-driven warfare.But behind this display of strength lies an uncomfortable truth: a significant portion of India's advanced weaponry is imported, and a large chunk of the expenditure goes into acquiring foreign technology. In other words, our dominance on the battlefield today is heavily underwritten by systems and capabilities developed abroad.
This raises a...