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As he delivered his 12th consecutive Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared what he described as a ‘Make in India wishlist’. In his Friday address, the prime minister urged young Indian scientists to develop Made in India fighter jets.
“Today, I urge the young scientists, talented youth, engineers, professionals and all departments of the Government that we should have our jet engines for our own Made in India fighter jets,” PM Modi said in his Independence Day address.
He went on to laud the strides India made in the semiconductor sector, saying that the made in India semiconductor chips will hit the market by the end of this year. “We are working on semiconductors in Mission Mode. By the end of this year, Made in India semiconductor chips, made by the people in India, will hit the market,” the prime minister averred.
During his address, the prime minister emphasised how Operation Sindoor showed the “wonders of Made in India” to the world. We have seen the wonders of Made in India in #OperationSindoor. Even the enemy was shocked at the kind of ammunition that was destroying them within seconds," PM Modi said.
“Had we not been self-reliant, would we have been able to carry out Operation Sindoor at such a level? In the last 10 years, we set our target to become self-reliant in the defence sector, and today we are seeing the results,” he furthered.
The prime minister also spoke about the ‘Samudra Manthan’ initiative, which focuses on unearthing oil and gas reserves in the sea. “We are now also heading towards ‘Samudra Manthan’. Taking this forward, we want to work in Mission Mode to look for the oil and gas reserves in the sea. So, India is about to launch the National Deep Water Exploration Mission,” he said.