New Delhi, May 14 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stressed the need for India to become self-reliant and a "net exporter of technology" as he addressed through video conference scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the occasion of National Technology Day.

"In the last five years, we have set new targets, and worked hard to formulate the right policy framework to achieve them. I am sure that you can see this change in every field of defence research, development and manufacture," he added. "We always have to keep in mind that there is no alternative to indigenous technology and indigenous manufacture. We will be truly self-reliant only when India succeeds in becoming a net exporter instead of a net im...