In his first outing after taking charge as Prime Minister about three weeks back, he travelled on the warship in the Arabian Sea and addressed the naval personnel onboard, calling the addition of INS Vikramaditya as a "historic" step and a "new milestone in our strategic capability".
Modi, who was briefed by the top Naval officers and given an air power demonstration, underlined that national security and defence forces are priority areas for his government.
He said while several promises have been made in the past, his government has come with "both promises and intention to fulfill them".
Referring to India's tag of being the largest importer of defence equipment, Modi said the situation has to be changed.
"We have slowly entered the field of building strategic systems. For a country like India to depend on others and imports weapon for security even so many years of independence, we have to get rid of this situation," he said.
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