The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated DefExpo 2022 at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 19, 2022.
At the India Pavilion, the Prime Minister also unveiled HTT-40 – the indigenous trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
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— PRASHANT BHADORIA (@HTT40PRASHANT) October 19, 2022
India will also host the second India- Africa Defence dialogue during the Defexpo. 53 African countries are a part of the India – Africa Defence Dialogue.
The India-Africa Security Fellowship Programme was also launched by the defence minister, Shri Rajnath Singh. The fellowship will give an opportunity to African scholars to pursue research on defence and security issues in India.
The 2nd Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave will also be held during the Expo, which will provide a stage for a comprehensive dialogue to promote defence cooperation amongst IOR+ nations .
The ‘Fourth Positive Indigenisation List’ of 101 items was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during the opening ceremony. All the items included in the lists will be procured (bought) from indigenous sources as per provisions given in Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020. This process of buying defence supplies from Indian manufacturers does not just help India’s economy. More importantly, it helps us become self-reliant (not dependent on any other country) in defence, which is important.
The MoD had earlier promulgated ‘First, Second and Third Positive Indigenisation Lists’, comprising 310 items on August 21, 2020, May 31, 2021 and April 07, 2022 respectively.
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