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NEW DELHI Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday warned of “a net deterioration” in the international security and strategic environment, pointing to political uncertainties in India’s neighbourhood, terrorism and cyber threats.
Addressing a defence research community, Manmohan Singh also noted that the situation presented “complex challenges” that required both conventional and technological responses.
“As we look around us, a net deterioration in the international strategic and security environment becomes so obvious,” he said at an event to present the annual Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) awards.
“Political uncertainties in our immediate and extended neighbourhood, civil strife and turmoil in the Middle East, terrorism and threats to cyber security present complex challenges that require both conventional as well as technological responses,” he said.
The prime minister also told the DRDO scientists that the government was fully committed to modernising the country’s armed forces and providing them with the wherewithal they need to secure the frontiers. “The question is how we can procure the requisite cutting edge technologies and platforms, even while promoting indigenously developed technologies that meet the required time and quality assurances standards. The reality is that the share of indigenous content in defence procurement continues to be low,” he said.
“We need to take a hard look at the pipeline of our projects and focus our time and material resources on selected areas where we have demonstrated capacity to deliver projects within reasonable time and cost,” he added.
Agencies
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