For achieving self-reliance in defence, focus on other sectors must: PSA

VijayRaghavan said the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how vital it is to be protected from the disruption of global supply chains

For achieving Aatmanirbharata (self-reliance) in the area of defence, it is necessary to achieve self-sufficiency in other areas, and also map core capabilities and efficiencies in the country, Principal Scientific Adviser K VijayRaghavan said on Thursday.

He also stressed that in the current times manufacturing is substantially dominated by ideas and designs of products, as much as it is by the actual process of manufacturing and distribution.

Even if the product is manufactured within the country or abroad, the design remains within the country, he said.

This can be done with entwining of the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), the